“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.” – Goethe, 1826. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Antonio Frasconi, "There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action."--Goethe, 1826. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., ca. 1954, color linoleum cut and woodcut on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.93
Antonio Frasconi, "There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action."--Goethe, 1826. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., ca. 1954, color linoleum cut and woodcut on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 23 1⁄4 x 16 3⁄8 in. (59.1 x 41.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.93

Artwork Details

Title
“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.” – Goethe, 1826. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
ca. 1954
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 23 1⁄4 x 16 3⁄8 in. (59.1 x 41.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
color linoleum cut and woodcut on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — bust
  • Literature — Goethe
Object Number
1984.124.93
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.93

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Antonio Frasconi, Alhambra IV, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.42
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Antonio Frasconi, There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their number than the greatness of a man is determined by his height.--Victor Hugo on a measure of greatness. From the series Great Ideas., 1958, color woodcut on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.94
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Date1958
color woodcut on paperboard
Not on view
Antonio Frasconi, Alhambra VII, 1962, woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1966.46
Alhambra VII
Artist
Date1962
woodcut
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Antonio Frasconi, "There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action."--Goethe, 1826. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., ca. 1954, color linoleum cut and woodcut on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.93
“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.”…
Artist
Dateca. 1954
color linoleum cut and woodcut on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view

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