“The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens.” – Theodore Roosevelt, the New Nationalism, 1910. 

Joseph Hirsch, "The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens."--Theodore Roosevelt, the New Nationalism, 1910. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1954, gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.117
Copied Joseph Hirsch, "The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens."--Theodore Roosevelt, the New Nationalism, 1910. , 1954, gouache on paperboard, sheet: 12 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄2 in. (31.1 x 24.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.117

Artwork Details

Title
“The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens.” – Theodore Roosevelt, the New Nationalism, 1910. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1954
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 12 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄2 in. (31.1 x 24.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — accessory — eye wear
  • Occupation — political — president
  • Portrait male — Roosevelt, Theodore
  • Figure male — fragment — face
Object Number
1984.124.117
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.117