Automobile Industry (mural, Detroit, Michigan Post Office)

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William Gropper, Automobile Industry (mural, Detroit, Michigan Post Office), 1941, oil on canvas, 72 x 240 in. (182.9 x 609.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Northwestern Post Office, Detroit, Michigan, through the General Services Administration, 1971.1.2

Artwork Details

Title
Automobile Industry (mural, Detroit, Michigan Post Office)
Artist
Date
1941
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
72 x 240 in. (182.9 x 609.6 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Northwestern Post Office, Detroit, Michigan, through the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Occupation — industry — automotive
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Michigan
  • Landscape — Michigan — Detroit
  • Architecture Interior — industry — factory
Object Number
1971.1.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1971.1.2

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Dateca. 1980
stoneware and temmoku glaze with cane
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Warren Mac Kenzie, Six-sided Lidded Pot, ca. 1980, glazed stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of Michael Peter Giza, 1998.55.5A-B
Six-sided Lidded Pot
Artist
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Warren Mac Kenzie, Yunomi, ca. 1980, stoneware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of Michael Peter Giza, 1998.55.3
Yunomi
Artist
Dateca. 1980
stoneware and glaze
On view
Warren Mac Kenzie, Yunomi, ca. 1980, stoneware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of Michael Peter Giza, 1998.55.4
Yunomi
Artist
Dateca. 1980
stoneware and glaze
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