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view Memories of Marion County (mural study, Palmyra, Missouri Post Office) digital asset number 1

Memories of Marion County (mural study, Palmyra, Missouri Post Office)

Artist:
James Penney, born St. Joseph, MO 1910-died Utica, NY 1982  Search this
Medium:
oil and tempera on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 10 3/8 x 28 1/8 in. (26.4 x 71.4 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1942
Topic:
Study\mural study  Search this
History\United States\Black History  Search this
Landscape\river\Mississippi River  Search this
Literature\Twain  Search this
Landscape\Missouri\Marion County  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Missouri  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.297
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edanmdm:saam_1974.28.297
view Waiting for the Mail (mural study, Nappanee, Indiana Post Office) digital asset number 1

Waiting for the Mail (mural study, Nappanee, Indiana Post Office)

Artist:
Grant Wright Christian, born Edinburg, IN 1911-died 1989  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
7 7/8 x 20 7/8 in. (20.0 x 53.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1937
Topic:
Architecture\detail\fence  Search this
Animal\dog  Search this
Figure female\full length  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Architecture\detail\mailbox  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Indiana  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.298
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edanmdm:saam_1974.28.298
view The Houston Ship Channel (mural study, Houston, Texas Parcel Post Building) digital asset number 1

The Houston Ship Channel (mural study, Houston, Texas Parcel Post Building)

Artist:
Jerry Bywaters, born Paris, TX 1906-died Dallas, TX 1989  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
overall: 16 1/4 x 40 in. (41.3 x 101.6 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1938
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Cityscape\wharf  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Occupation\industry\shipping  Search this
Landscape\Texas\Houston  Search this
Architecture\boat\freighter  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Texas  Search this
Object\written matter\map  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.299A-B
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edanmdm:saam_1974.28.299A-B
view Cupola House, Edenton, NC digital asset number 1

Cupola House, Edenton, NC

Artist:
Ralph Fuller, born Capac, MI 1890-died 1963  Search this
Medium:
pen and ink on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 19 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. (49.2 x 40.0 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1934
Topic:
Architecture\domestic\house  Search this
Landscape\North Carolina\Edenton  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\North Carolina  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.300
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edanmdm:saam_1974.28.300
view Tenement (mural study, Department of Justice Building, Washington, D. C.) digital asset number 1

Tenement (mural study, Department of Justice Building, Washington, D. C.)

Artist:
George Biddle, born Philadelphia, PA 1885-died Croton-on-Hudson, NY 1973  Search this
Medium:
tempera on fiberboard
Dimensions:
40 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (102.9 x 80.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1935
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Architecture\domestic\apartment  Search this
Occupation\domestic  Search this
Recreation\sport and play\checkers  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
State of being\other\poverty  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Washington, D.C.  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.302
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk74e386ebb-32e2-4efb-83a9-97d4a941262e
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edanmdm:saam_1974.28.302
view Contemporary Justice and Woman (mural study, Justice Department Building, Washington, D. C.) digital asset number 1

Contemporary Justice and Woman (mural study, Justice Department Building, Washington, D. C.)

Artist:
Emil Bisttram, born Nadlac?, Hungary 1895-died Taos, NM 1976  Search this
Medium:
tempera on fiberboard
Dimensions:
image: 23 x 14 7/8 in. (58.4 x 37.8 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1936
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Occupation\domestic  Search this
Occupation\education  Search this
Occupation\science  Search this
Recreation\sport and play  Search this
Occupation\art  Search this
Allegory\civic\liberty  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Washington, D.C.  Search this
Object\weapon\sword  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.303
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71a1ef421-b04d-496e-b841-d3b3e2bb9e47
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edanmdm:saam_1974.28.303
view The Discovery, Use and Conservation of Natural Resources (Carl Sandberg and Frank Lloyd Wright), (Study for mural, Decatur, Illinois post office) digital asset number 1

The Discovery, Use and Conservation of Natural Resources (Carl Sandberg and Frank Lloyd Wright), (Study for mural, Decatur, Illinois post office)

Artist:
Edgar Britton, born Kearney, NE 1901-died Denver, CO 1982  Search this
Sitter:
Frank Lloyd Wright  Search this
Carl Sandburg  Search this
Medium:
tempera on fiberboard
Dimensions:
image: 7 5/8 x 32 in. (19.4 x 81.3 cm) sheet: 11 7/8 x 36 1/8 in. (30.2 x 91.8 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1938
Topic:
Figure\fragment\hand  Search this
Occupation\writer  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Occupation\art\architect  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Illinois  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.304
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7857866c7-bb64-40a6-b8f2-26775dd2fc88
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.304
view Mining Village (Study for mural, Huntington, West Virginia forestry service building) digital asset number 1

Mining Village (Study for mural, Huntington, West Virginia forestry service building)

Artist:
Stevan Dohanos, born Lorain, OH 1907-died Westport, CT 1994  Search this
Medium:
tempera on fiberboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 15 7/8 x 17 in. (40.3 x 43.2 cm) image: 12 3/8 x 14 in. (31.3 x 35.7 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1937
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Occupation\industry\mining  Search this
Figure male\child  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Landscape\West Virginia  Search this
Architecture\vehicle\bicycle  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\West Virginia  Search this
Architecture Exterior\domestic\house  Search this
Architecture Exterior\industry\mine  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.308
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77035a8b8-e6c6-408d-bcc0-968545183443
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edanmdm:saam_1974.28.308
view Security of the People (Study for mural, Old Social Security building, Washington, D. C.) digital asset number 1

Security of the People (Study for mural, Old Social Security building, Washington, D. C.)

Artist:
Seymour Fogel, born New York City 1911-died Weston, CT 1984  Search this
Medium:
tempera on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet: 20 3/8 x 26 1/2 in. (51.7 x 67.4 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1941
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Architecture\domestic\house  Search this
Occupation\education  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Allegory\other\progress  Search this
Recreation\sport and play\tennis  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Washington, D.C.  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.309
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edanmdm:saam_1974.28.309
view Industrial Life (mural study, old Social Security Building, Washington, DC) digital asset number 1

Industrial Life (mural study, old Social Security Building, Washington, DC)

Artist:
Seymour Fogel, born New York City 1911-died Weston, CT 1984  Search this
Medium:
tempera on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 18 7/8 in. (35.6 x 47.9 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1941
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Occupation\industry\construction  Search this
Occupation\science  Search this
Architecture\industry\factory  Search this
Allegory\other\progress  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Washington, D.C.  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.310
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.310
view Orange Picking (mural study for Fullerton, California Post Office) digital asset number 1

Orange Picking (mural study for Fullerton, California Post Office)

Artist:
Paul H. Julian, born IL 1914-died 1995  Search this
Medium:
tempera on paperboard mounted on aluminum
Dimensions:
14 1/2 x 28 in. (36.8 x 71.1 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1941-1942
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Occupation\farm\harvesting  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Landscape\tree\orange tree  Search this
Landscape\California\Fullerton  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\California  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.314
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c5edf51a-285e-4d0d-9fce-9e27f23a026b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.314
view Mine Rescue (mural study for Kellogg, Idaho Post Office) digital asset number 1

Mine Rescue (mural study for Kellogg, Idaho Post Office)

Artist:
Fletcher Martin, born Palisade, CO 1904-died Guanajuato, Mexico 1979  Search this
Medium:
tempera on panel
Dimensions:
15 3/4 x 36 1/2 in. (40.0 x 92.7 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1939
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Occupation\industry\mining  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Disaster\accident\mine accident  Search this
Landscape\Idaho\Kellogg  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Idaho  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.315
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk73d2a3f0d-06d0-4e5d-a39f-a78db7075d84
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.315
view White Fawn (mural study for Forest Park, Illinois Post Office) digital asset number 1

White Fawn (mural study for Forest Park, Illinois Post Office)

Artist:
Miriam McKinnie, born Evanston, IL 1906-died Berryville, AR 1987  Search this
Medium:
watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 9 5/8 x 26 in. (24.4 x 66 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1939
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Recreation\sport and play\boating  Search this
Architecture\boat\White Fawn  Search this
Landscape\Illinois\Forest Park  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Illinois  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.316
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.316
view Iowa Landscape (mural study, left panel of tryptich for Monticello, Iowa Post Office) digital asset number 1

Iowa Landscape (mural study, left panel of tryptich for Monticello, Iowa Post Office)

Artist:
William C. Palmer, born Des Moines, IA 1906-died Clinton, NY 1987  Search this
Medium:
watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions:
14 x 6 5/8 in. (35.6 x 16.8 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1940
Topic:
Landscape\season\winter  Search this
Figure male\full length  Search this
Landscape\weather\snow  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Occupation\service\postman  Search this
Landscape\Iowa\Monticello  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Iowa  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.320
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.320
view Iowa Landscape (mural study, center panel of triptych for the Monticello, Iowa Post Office) digital asset number 1

Iowa Landscape (mural study, center panel of triptych for the Monticello, Iowa Post Office)

Artist:
William C. Palmer, born Des Moines, IA 1906-died Clinton, NY 1987  Search this
Medium:
watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions:
11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (29.2 x 21.0 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1940
Topic:
Landscape\farm  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
Landscape\weather\cloud  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Landscape\Iowa\Monticello  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Iowa  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.321
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.321
view Iowa Landscape (mural study, right panel of triptych for Monticello, Iowa Post Office) digital asset number 1

Iowa Landscape (mural study, right panel of triptych for Monticello, Iowa Post Office)

Artist:
William C. Palmer, born Des Moines, IA 1906-died Clinton, NY 1987  Search this
Medium:
watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions:
13 3/4 x 7 in. (34.9 x 17.8 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1940
Topic:
Landscape\farm  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Landscape\Iowa\Monticello  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Iowa  Search this
Object\written matter  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.322
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78505f742-1c0f-4e94-8ab0-4da7995c5ccd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.322
view Mining in Illinois (mural study, Eldorado, llinois Post Office) digital asset number 1

Mining in Illinois (mural study, Eldorado, llinois Post Office)

Artist:
William S. Schwartz, born Smorgon, Russia 1896-died Chicago, IL 1977  Search this
Medium:
tempera on paper
Dimensions:
15 x 22 3/4 in. (38.1 x 57.8 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1937
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Architecture\machine  Search this
Occupation\industry\mining  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Landscape\Illinois\Eldorado  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Illinois  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.326
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.326
view Untitled (mural study--detail of mock up framed with columns) digital asset number 1

Untitled (mural study--detail of mock up framed with columns)

Artist:
Grant Wright Christian, born Edinburg, IN 1911-died 1989  Search this
Medium:
tempera on paper
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 36 x 17 1/2 in. (91.4 x 44.5 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1935
Topic:
Study\mural study  Search this
Architecture\detail\column  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Indiana  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.328
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.328
view Threshing Barley (mural study, Chilton, Wisconsin Post Office) digital asset number 1

Threshing Barley (mural study, Chilton, Wisconsin Post Office)

Artist:
Charles W. Thwaites, born Milwaukee, WI 1904-died Carmel, CA 2002  Search this
Medium:
tempera on paperboard
Dimensions:
sight 13 1/2 x 35 in. (34.3 x 88.9 cm) irregular
Type:
Painting
Date:
1939
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Occupation\farm\harvesting  Search this
Study\mural study  Search this
Landscape\Wisconsin\Chilton  Search this
Landscape\plant\barley  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Wisconson  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.329
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.329
view Music of the Plains (mural study, Kilgore, Texas Post Office) digital asset number 1

Music of the Plains (mural study, Kilgore, Texas Post Office)

Artist:
Xavier González, born Andalusia, Spain 1898-died New York City 1993  Search this
Medium:
gouache on paperboard
Dimensions:
image: 12 x 14 1/2 in. (30.5 x 36.8 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1940
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Recreation\courting  Search this
Study  Search this
Performing arts\music\guitar  Search this
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Texas  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration
Object number:
1974.28.333
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.28.333

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