“I believe that man will not merely endure he will prevail. He is immortal not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.” – William Faulkner, Nobel 

Jerry N. Uelsmann, "I believe that man will not merely endure he will prevail. He is immortal not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance."--William Faulkner, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, Stockholm, December 1950. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1966, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.293
Jerry N. Uelsmann, "I believe that man will not merely endure he will prevail. He is immortal not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance."--William Faulkner, Nobel , 1966, gelatin silver print, image: 13 3⁄4 x 10 in. (34.9 x 25.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.293

Artwork Details

Title
“I believe that man will not merely endure he will prevail. He is immortal not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.” – William Faulkner, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, Stockholm, December 1950. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1966
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 13 3⁄4 x 10 in. (34.9 x 25.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Allegory — religion — immortality
  • Allegory — quality — determination
  • Figure female — knee length
  • Landscape — imaginary
  • Figure female — head
Object Number
1984.124.293
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.293

Works by this artist (21 items)

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Jerry N. Uelsmann, Untitled (Tombstone and Chairs), 1973, photograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1984.10.11
Untitled (Tombstone and Chairs)
Artist
Date1973
photograph
Not on view
Image Not Available
Untitled (Man on Desk)
Artist
Date1976
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Jerry N. Uelsmann, Untitled (2 Nude Women near Ocean), 1973, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1501, © 1973, Jerry N. Uelsmann
Untitled (2 Nude Women near Ocean)
Artist
Date1973
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Jerry N. Uelsmann, Untitled (Clouds and Briefcase), 1982, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1984.10.5
Untitled (Clouds and Briefcase)
Artist
Date1982
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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