Artist:

Stevan Dohanos, born Lorain, OH 1907-died Westport, CT 1994  Search this

Sitter:

James Edward Hamilton  Search this

Medium:

watercolor on paperboard

Dimensions:

sheet: 14 x 22 in. (35.6 x 55.9 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1940

Exhibition Label:

In a six-panel cycle for the West Palm Beach post office Stevan Dohanos illustrated the story of James Edward Hamilton, a mail carrier who walked a route along the beach between Lake Worth and Miami, Florida. According to one account, he was attacked by alligators while attempting to retrieve a mail skiff in 1887, and lost his life "in the line of duty."

Special Delivery: Murals for the New Deal Era, 1988

Topic:

Landscape\marsh  Search this

Animal\reptile\alligator  Search this

Study\mural study  Search this

Occupation\service\postman  Search this

Travel\water\rowboat  Search this

Landscape\plant\Spanish moss  Search this

Portrait male\knee length  Search this

New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Florida  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration

Object number:

1982.20.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70fc96399-b43a-46a9-ae96-9e8dd988b8e2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1982.20.2