“No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, 1850. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

John Paul Jones, "No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true."--Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, 1850. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1965, oil on canvas, 30 ¹⁄₈ x 23 ⁷⁄₈ in. (76.5 x 60.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.129

Artwork Details

Title: “No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, 1850. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist: John Paul Jones
Date: 1965
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 30 ¹⁄₈ x 23 ⁷⁄₈ in. (76.5 x 60.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums: oil
Mediums Description: oil on canvas
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Figure group — male
Figure male — full length
Object Number: 1984.124.129
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.129