How the Village Was Named (Study for Ellenville, New York Post Office Mural)

Louis Bouche, How the Village Was Named (Study for Ellenville, New York Post Office Mural), 1942, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1985.8.21
Louis Bouche, How the Village Was Named (Study for Ellenville, New York Post Office Mural), 1942, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, 8 5⁄8 x 21 1⁄2 in. (22.0 x 54.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1985.8.21

Artwork Details

Title
How the Village Was Named (Study for Ellenville, New York Post Office Mural)
Artist
Date
1942
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
8 5⁄8 x 21 1⁄2 in. (22.0 x 54.7 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Animal — dog
  • History — United States
  • Dress — historic — nineteenth century dress
  • Study — mural study
  • Cityscape — New York — Ellenville
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — New York State
  • Object — weapon — gun
  • Equestrian
Object Number
1985.8.21
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.8.21

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