Jean-Paul Sartre (French, 1905-80)
1939
20th century
20 5/8 in. x 16 5/8 in. (52.39 cm x 42.23 cm)
Gisèle Freund,
German,
(1908–2000)
Object Type:
Photographs
Creation Place:
Europe, France
Medium and Support:
dye transfer print on paper
Credit Line:
Carleton College Art Collection, gift of Raphael Bernstein
Accession Number:
1997.672
The major work of the existentialist philosopher, novelist, and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre is Being and Nothingness. His early fiction, Nausea and The Wall, dramatize the discovery of the meaninglessness of human existenc.His plays, which include The Flies and No Exit, develop the idea of actively assuming moral responsibility.