What can I do?” Become what you have always been.” – Carl Gustav Jung, Essays on a Science of Mythology, 1949. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Roy De Forest, "What can I do?" "Become what you have always been."--Carl Gustav Jung, Essays on a Science of Mythology, 1949. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1966, painted fiberglass and wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.84
Roy De Forest, "What can I do?" "Become what you have always been."--Carl Gustav Jung, Essays on a Science of Mythology, 1949. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1966, painted fiberglass and wood, 31 1232 128 in. (80.082.620.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.84

Artwork Details

Title
What can I do?” Become what you have always been.” – Carl Gustav Jung, Essays on a Science of Mythology, 1949. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Date
1966
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
31 1232 128 in. (80.082.620.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
painted fiberglass and wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
  • Animal — bird — guinea fowl
  • Animal — dog
  • Landscape — imaginary
Object Number
1984.124.84

Works by this artist (1 item)

Carl Greenberg, Harts and Flowers, 1987, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Nancy Karlins Thoman and Mark Thoman in honor of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1991.79.2
Harts and Flowers
Date1987
Not on view

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