It's Later Than You Think

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It's Later Than You Think

1945

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971) Printed by George C. Miller (American, 1894–1965)

Kent wrote that this lithograph, which he has here inscribed “Wake up, America!”, was intended “to call attention to the decay of the structure of democracy that threatens while the citizen sleeps.” The initials inscribed on the post behind the sleeping allegory of the American man are those of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

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Object Details

Titles:

It's Later Than You Think
Wake-Up, America!

Date:

1945

Artists:

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882–1971) Printed by George C. Miller (American, 1894–1965)

Medium:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

Image: 13 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (33.7 x 24.1 cm) Sheet: 16 x 12 1/16 inches (40.6 x 30.6 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund from the Carl and Laura Zigrosser Collection, 1971

Accession Number:

1971-2-539

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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