The Mass of Mankind...Thomas Jefferson Quote
Date1992
Artist
Luis Jiménez
(American sculptor, 1940–2006)
MediumFour-color screen print
Dimensionscomposition: 15 3/8 × 20 in. (39.1 × 50.8 cm)
sheet: 26 x 26 in. (66 x 66 cm)
sheet: 26 x 26 in. (66 x 66 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 1993
Object number1993-70
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis print is from a portfolio published in 1992 to benefit The Alternative Museum (est. 1975) in New York. The Museum’s mission was “to facilitate a forum in which artists and the public can together challenge and explore new ideas toward a shared ideal of a more equitable society.” Luis Jiménez’s print does just that, using a quote from an 1826 letter penned by Thomas Jefferson to critique the notions of freedom and independence.
