Sailors of the United States Mails (full-scale model, Ossining, NY Post Office)

Helene Sardeau, Sailors of the United States Mails (full-scale model, Ossining, NY Post Office), 1936, plaster with metal armature and hemp, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Museum of the U.S. Department of the Interior, 1982.58
Helene Sardeau, Sailors of the United States Mails (full-scale model, Ossining, NY Post Office), 1936, plaster with metal armature and hemp, 48 1⁄8 x 68 1⁄8 x 8 1⁄4 in. (122.2 x 173.0 x 21.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Museum of the U.S. Department of the Interior, 1982.58

Artwork Details

Title
Sailors of the United States Mails (full-scale model, Ossining, NY Post Office)
Artist
Date
1936
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
48 1⁄8 x 68 1⁄8 x 8 1⁄4 in. (122.2 x 173.0 x 21.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Museum of the U.S. Department of the Interior
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster with metal armature and hemp
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — service — postman
  • Occupation — transportation — sailor
  • Landscape — wharf
  • Architecture — boat — rowboat
  • Figure group — male
Object Number
1982.58
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1982.58

Works by this artist (3 items)

Gaston Lachaise, (Nude Dancer with Drape), ca. 1932-1935, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Lachaise Foundation, 1966.104
(Nude Dancer with Drape)
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Dateca. 1932-1935
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Gaston Lachaise, Belle Lachaise, ca. 1918-1919, cast and painted plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of the Zorach children, 1976.145.21
Belle Lachaise
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Dateca. 1918-1919
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Gaston Lachaise, Head of a Woman, 1935, bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.51, © 1935, Lachaise Foundation
Head of a Woman
Artist
Date1935
bronze on marble base
Not on view

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