“The progress of democracy seems irresistible, because it is the most uniform, the most ancient, and the most permanent tendency which is to be found in history.” – Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835. From the series Great Ideas of Western 

Jacques Nathan Garamond, "The progress of democracy seems irresistible, because it is the most uniform, the most ancient, and the most permanent tendency which is to be found in history."--Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1955, gouache and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.98
Copied Jacques Nathan Garamond, "The progress of democracy seems irresistible, because it is the most uniform, the most ancient, and the most permanent tendency which is to be found in history."--Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835. From the series Great Ideas of Western , 1955, gouache and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 13 x 11 in. (33.0 x 27.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.98

Artwork Details

Title
“The progress of democracy seems irresistible, because it is the most uniform, the most ancient, and the most permanent tendency which is to be found in history.” – Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1955
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 13 x 11 in. (33.0 x 27.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
  • Figure — fragment — face
Object Number
1984.124.98
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.98