The Masses; His Reverence: "Thus, friends, we see the masses filled with a vague, unchristian spirit of discontent. They cry out upon work, bewailing their divinely appointed lot, forgetful, my brethren, of the heavenly law which ordains that only through toil and tribulation, by the narrow path of self-denial, may we enter into the higher values of spiritual blessedness...let us pray!"

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© Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Not for reproduction or publication.
The Masses; His Reverence: "Thus, friends, we see the masses filled with a vague, unchristian spirit of discontent. They cry out upon work, bewailing their divinely appointed lot, forgetful, my brethren, of the heavenly law which ordains that only through toil and tribulation, by the narrow path of self-denial, may we enter into the higher values of spiritual blessedness...let us pray!"
© Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Not for reproduction or publication.

The Masses; His Reverence: "Thus, friends, we see the masses filled with a vague, unchristian spirit of discontent. They cry out upon work, bewailing their divinely appointed lot, forgetful, my brethren, of the heavenly law which ordains that only through toil and tribulation, by the narrow path of self-denial, may we enter into the higher values of spiritual blessedness...let us pray!"

Date1913
Artist (American painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1871–1951)
Illustration CitationThe Masses, December 1913.
MediumCrayon and ink on paper
Dimensionssheet: 14 9/16 × 22 9/16 in. (37 × 57.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000
Object number2000-623
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
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