“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.

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
Copied 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, 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