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"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world."--Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus logigo-philosphicus, 1922. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Object Details

Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist
Herbert Bayer, born Haag, Austria 1900-died Montecito, CA 1985
Date
1966-1979
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Medium
acrylic on fiberboard
Dimensions
29 7/8 x 29 7/8 in. (75.9 x 75.9 cm.)
Type
Painting
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