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"...for I say at the core of democracy, finally, is the religious element. All the religions, old and new, are there."--Walt Whitman, Democratic Vistas, 1871. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Catalog Data

Artist:
Anton Refregier, born Moscow, Russia 1905-died Moscow, Russia 1979  Search this
Medium:
gouache on prepared fiberboard
Dimensions:
26 x 22 in. (66.1 x 56.0 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1957
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Allegory\religion  Search this
Literature\Bible  Search this
Allegory\civic\democracy  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Object number:
1984.124.248
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7406003a0-4c81-4283-87b6-01e32a24ed48
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1984.124.248