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John Massey, "The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to live to the point. All other things--to reign, to hoard, to build--are, at most, but inconsiderable props and appendages."--Michel de Montaigne, Essays, 1588. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1963, oil on canvas, 45 x 30 in. (114.3 x 76.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.200
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Artwork Details
- Title
- “The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to live to the point. All other things – to reign, to hoard, to build – are, at most, but inconsiderable props and appendages.” – Michel de Montaigne, Essays, 1588. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
- Artist
- Date
- 1963
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 45 x 30 in. (114.3 x 76.2 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Container Corporation of America
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Abstract — geometric
- Figure — fragment — eye
- Emblem — heart
- Object Number
- 1984.124.200