Cattle Thieves Surprised by Posse (mural study, Burns, Oregon Post Office)

Jack Wilkinson, Cattle Thieves Surprised by Posse (mural study, Burns, Oregon Post Office), 1941, oil canvas mounted on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.85
Jack Wilkinson, Cattle Thieves Surprised by Posse (mural study, Burns, Oregon Post Office), 1941, oil canvas mounted on wood, 19 1⁄2 x 37 1⁄8 in. (49.4 x 94.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.85
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Artwork Details

Title
Cattle Thieves Surprised by Posse (mural study, Burns, Oregon Post Office)
Artist
Date
1941
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
19 1⁄2 x 37 1⁄8 in. (49.4 x 94.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration 
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil canvas mounted on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — Oregon — Burns
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Oregon
  • State of being — emotion — surprise
  • Occupation — crime — thief
  • Animal — cattle
  • Figure group — male
  • Study — mural study
  • Occupation — service — policeman
Object Number
1962.8.85
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1962.8.85

Works by this artist (1 item)

Leslie Machinist, Riot, 1988, acrylic, ink, and charcoal on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of G.H. Dalsheimer Gallery, 1989.37
Riot
Artist
Date1988
acrylic, ink, and charcoal on paper
Not on view

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