"The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to live to the point. All other things--to reign, to hoard, to build--are, at most, but inconsiderable props and appendages."--Michel de Montaigne, Essays, 1588. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

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Object Details

Artist

John Massey, born Chicago, IL 1931

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America

Date

1963

Object number

1984.124.200

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

45 x 30 in. (114.3 x 76.2 cm.)

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Department

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Abstract\geometric

Figure\fragment\eye

Emblem\heart

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f6c175f6-e659-472d-8628-346eb2bda33a

Record ID

saam_1984.124.200