1. Creator/Author:
  2. William H. Danforth (1)

Simplicity of Greatness

Creator:
William H. Danforth
Location:
Missouri, St. Louis
Origin Date:
1933
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 11 in x 8 1/2 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.2420
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This Monday Morning Message for February 20, 1933, written by William H. Danforth, Chairman of the Board for the Ralston Purina Company incorporates two anecdotes from the lives of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as examples of the title "The Simplicity of Greatness." A head and shoulders portrait of President Lincoln is in the upper left corner of the page. A portrait of George Washington is in the lower right corner of the page. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum