Man’s mind, stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimension. – Oliver Wendell Holmes. From the series Great Ideas.

Ivan Chermayeff, Man's mind, stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimension.--Oliver Wendell Holmes. From the series Great Ideas., 1978, screenprint on paper mounted on plexiglass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.66
Ivan Chermayeff, Man's mind, stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimension.--Oliver Wendell Holmes. From the series Great Ideas., 1978, screenprint on paper mounted on plexiglass, sheet: 45 x 30 in. (114.4 x 76.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.66

Artwork Details

Title
Man’s mind, stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimension. – Oliver Wendell Holmes. From the series Great Ideas.
Artist
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 45 x 30 in. (114.4 x 76.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
screenprint on paper mounted on plexiglass
Classifications
Subjects
  • Allegory — other — thought
  • Abstract
Object Number
1984.124.66
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.66

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Eddie Arning, Interior with Figures, 1969, crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.164
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Date1969
crayon on paper
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Eddie Arning, Two Houses, 1967, crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sackton, 1987.51.2
Two Houses
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Date1967
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Eddie Arning, Jesus Craze, 1972, oil pastel on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sackton, 1987.51.13
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Eddie Arning, Banana Baron, 1970, oil pastel on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sackton, 1987.51.10
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Date1970
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