Early Settlers (mural study, East Detroit, Michigan Post Office)

Frank Cassara, Early Settlers (mural study, East Detroit, Michigan Post Office), ca. 1939-1941, tempera, oil and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.87
Copied Frank Cassara, Early Settlers (mural study, East Detroit, Michigan Post Office), ca. 1939-1941, tempera, oil and pencil on paperboard, sheet: 13 3⁄8 x 29 1⁄4 in. (34.0 x 74.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.87

Artwork Details

Title
Early Settlers (mural study, East Detroit, Michigan Post Office)
Artist
Date
ca. 1939-1941
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 13 3⁄8 x 29 1⁄4 in. (34.0 x 74.2 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera, oil and pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • History — United States — westward expansion
  • Landscape — Michigan — Detroit
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture
  • Animal — cattle
  • Architecture — vehicle — wagon
  • Architecture — machine — farm machine
Object Number
1974.28.87
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.87