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Jean Varda, "When you do a thing because you have determined that it ought to be done, never avoid being seen doing it, even if the opinion of the multitude is going to condemn you. For if your action is wrong, then avoid doing it altogether, but if it is right, why , 1953, gouache and paper on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 25 7⁄8 x 19 3⁄4 in. (65.1 x 50.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.295
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Artwork Details
- Title
- “When you do a thing because you have determined that it ought to be done, never avoid being seen doing it, even if the opinion of the multitude is going to condemn you. For if your action is wrong, then avoid doing it altogether, but if it is right, why do you fear those who will rebuke you wrongly?” – Epictetus on doing right. From the series Great Ideas.
- Artist
- Date
- 1953
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sheet: 25 7⁄8 x 19 3⁄4 in. (65.1 x 50.1 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Container Corporation of America
- Mediums Description
- gouache and paper on paper mounted on paperboard
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Animal — bird
- Animal — fish
- Figure female — full length
- Allegory — quality — virtue
- Object Number
- 1984.124.295