“What is honored in a country is cultivated there.” – Plato, Republic, Book VIII. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Costantino Nivola, "What is honored in a country is cultivated there."--Plato, Republic, Book VIII. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1955, concrete mounted on plexiglass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.227
Costantino Nivola, "What is honored in a country is cultivated there."--Plato, Republic, Book VIII. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1955, concrete mounted on plexiglass, 36 5⁄8 x 14 x 3 1⁄4 in. (93.0 x 35.6 x 8.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.227

Artwork Details

Title
“What is honored in a country is cultivated there.” – Plato, Republic, Book VIII. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1955
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
36 5⁄8 x 14 x 3 1⁄4 in. (93.0 x 35.6 x 8.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
concrete mounted on plexiglass
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — head
Object Number
1984.124.227
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.227

Works by this artist (3 items)

Chris Shea, Café Chair, 1997, steel and glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Brenda Erickson, Clemmer and David Montague, Gilbert and Bonnie Schwartz, the Bruce and Leslie Lane Foundation, David R. Hughes, and museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund and the Richard T. Evans Fund, 2011.26.3, © 1997, Chris Shea
Café Chair
Artist
Date1997
steel and glass
Not on view
Chris Shea, Arthropod Side Table, 2011, steel and glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Brenda Erickson, Clemmer and David Montague, Gilbert and Bonnie Schwartz, the Bruce and Leslie Lane Foundation, David R. Hughes, and museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund and the Richard T. Evans Fund, 2011.26.1, © 2011, Chris Shea
Arthropod Side Table
Artist
Date2011
steel and glass
Not on view
Chris Shea, Café Chair, 1997, steel and glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Brenda Erickson, Clemmer and David Montague, Gilbert and Bonnie Schwartz, the Bruce and Leslie Lane Foundation, David R. Hughes, and museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund and the Richard T. Evans Fund, 2011.26.2, © 2007, Chris Shea
Café Chair
Artist
Date1997
steel and glass
Not on view

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Chris Shea, Café Chair, 1997, steel and glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Brenda Erickson, Clemmer and David Montague, Gilbert and Bonnie Schwartz, the Bruce and Leslie Lane Foundation, David R. Hughes, and museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund and the Richard T. Evans Fund, 2011.26.2, © 2007, Chris Shea
Café Chair
Artist
Date1997
steel and glass
Not on view