“In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again: and in him, too, once more, and of each of us, our terrific responsibility towards human life; towards the utmost idea of goodness, of the horror of error, and of God.” – James Agee and Walker Evans, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, 1960. From the series Great Ideas.

Wilburn Bonnell III, "In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again: and in him, too, once more, and of each of us, our terrific responsibility towards human life; towards the utmost idea of goodness, of the horror of error, and of God."--James Agee and Walker Evans, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, 1960. From the series Great Ideas., 1974, screenprint on aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.34
Copied Wilburn Bonnell III, "In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again: and in him, too, once more, and of each of us, our terrific responsibility towards human life; towards the utmost idea of goodness, of the horror of error, and of God."--James Agee and Walker Evans, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, 1960. From the series Great Ideas., 1974, screenprint on aluminum, 60 x 30 in. (152.5 x 76.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.34

Artwork Details

Title
“In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again: and in him, too, once more, and of each of us, our terrific responsibility towards human life; towards the utmost idea of goodness, of the horror of error, and of God.” – James Agee and Walker Evans, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, 1960. From the series Great Ideas.
Artist
Date
1974
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
60 x 30 in. (152.5 x 76.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
screenprint on aluminum
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
1984.124.34
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.34