Building the United Nations – #6 – U.N. in the Making

Harold Weston, Building the United Nations--#6--U.N. in the Making, 1952, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Committee of the Weston United Nations Paintings, 1955.11.8
Harold Weston, Building the United Nations--#6--U.N. in the Making, 1952, oil on canvas, 42 1⁄8 x 36 1⁄8 in. (107.0 x 91.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Committee of the Weston United Nations Paintings, 1955.11.8

Artwork Details

Title
Building the United Nations – #6 – U.N. in the Making
Artist
Date
1952
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
42 1⁄8 x 36 1⁄8 in. (107.0 x 91.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Committee of the Weston United Nations Paintings
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Cityscape — river — East River
  • Architecture — machine — crane
  • Architecture Exterior — commercial — skyscraper
  • Architecture Exterior — civic — United Nations
Object Number
1955.11.8
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1955.11.8

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Max Weber, Summer, 1909, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1993.7
Summer
Artist
Date1909
oil on canvas
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Max Weber, Reclining Nude--Abstract, n.d., charcoal on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Joy S. Weber, 1997.44.2
Reclining Nude – Abstract
Artist
Daten.d.
charcoal on paper
Not on view
Max Weber, Figure Study, 1908, pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Percy North in memory of Joy Weber, 2020.17
Figure Study
Artist
Date1908
pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Max Weber, Standing Nude, 1919-1920, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Given in memory of Daryl R. Rubenstein by the Washington Print Club and Individual Club Members, 1981.95
Standing Nude
Artist
Date1919-1920
color woodcut on paper
Not on view

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