"Ourselves are fate."--Herman Melville, White Jacket, 1850. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Object Details

Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist
Chryssa, born Athens, Greece 1933-died 2013
Date
1965
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
Medium
plaster relief assembled in wood frame
Dimensions
31 5/8 x 25 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. (80.5 x 65.0 x 6.9 cm.)
Type
Sculpture
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