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 3410 in. (34.925.5 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.
Date
1966
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 13 3410 in. (34.925.5 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

Works by this artist (21 items)

Jerry N. Uelsmann, Untitled (Tombstone and Chairs), 1973, photograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1984.10.11
Untitled (Tombstone and Chairs)
Date1973
photograph
Not on view
Untitled (Man on Desk)
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)
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)
Date1982
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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