Carry On
1918
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Hyde Gillette in memory of Mabel Hyde Gillette and Edwin Fraser Gillette
Accession Number
1992.13.107
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Art Historical Context
"Carry On," created by Helen Hyde in 1918, is a graphic arts print that captures a moment of quiet determination. The full-length figure holding a flag invites viewers to reflect on themes of perseverance and national spirit. As print, the work belongs to a medium that allowed artists to reach wide audiences, sharing powerful images beyond the walls of galleries and homes. Hyde, whose career often explored cross-cultural influences through printmaking techniques, produced this piece during the final year of World War I. The Smithsonian American Art Museum holds it in its collection thanks to ...
About the Artist
Helen Hyde · 1868–1919
Helen Hyde (1868–1919) was born in Lima, New York, and spent much of her childhood in California, where her family had relocated. She began her formal artistic training at the San Francisco School of Design and continued at the Art Students League in New York from 1888 to 1889. In 1890 she traveled to Europe, spending time in Berlin and subsequently in Paris from 1891 to 1894, where she became cap...