“Men are men before they are lawyers or physicians or manufacturers; and if you make them capable and sensible men they will make themselves capable and sensible lawyers and physicians.” – John Stuart Mill, Inaugural Address at St. Andrew’s, 1867. From the

Ben Shahn, "Men are men before they are lawyers or physicians or manufacturers; and if you make them capable and sensible men they will make themselves capable and sensible lawyers and physicians."--John Stuart Mill, Inaugural Address at St. Andrew's, 1867. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1955, brush and ink on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.264
Copied Ben Shahn, "Men are men before they are lawyers or physicians or manufacturers; and if you make them capable and sensible men they will make themselves capable and sensible lawyers and physicians."--John Stuart Mill, Inaugural Address at St. Andrew's, 1867. From the, 1955, brush and ink on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 22 7⁄8 x 13 5⁄8 in. (58.1 x 34.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.264

Artwork Details

Title
“Men are men before they are lawyers or physicians or manufacturers; and if you make them capable and sensible men they will make themselves capable and sensible lawyers and physicians.” – John Stuart Mill, Inaugural Address at St. Andrew’s, 1867. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1955
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 22 7⁄8 x 13 5⁄8 in. (58.1 x 34.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
brush and ink on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure — fragment — hand
  • Figure — fragment — face
  • Literature — Mill — Inaugural Address at St. Andrews
Object Number
1984.124.264
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.264