Coke, Magna Charta, Blackstone {sic}, sketch for mural for the United States Department of Justice

Boardman Robinson, Coke, Magna Charta, Blackstone {sic}, sketch for mural for the United States Department of Justice, 1935, gouache on paperboard mounted on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1986.19
Boardman Robinson, Coke, Magna Charta, Blackstone {sic}, sketch for mural for the United States Department of Justice, 1935, gouache on paperboard mounted on fiberboard, 18 5⁄8 x 34 5⁄8 in. (47.3 x 88.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1986.19

Artwork Details

Title
Coke, Magna Charta, Blackstone {sic}, sketch for mural for the United States Department of Justice
Artist
Date
1935
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
18 5⁄8 x 34 5⁄8 in. (47.3 x 88.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum acquisition
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache on paperboard mounted on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • New Deal
  • History — England — Magna Charta
  • Portrait male — Blackstone, William, Sir
  • Portrait male — Coke, Edward, Sir
  • Occupation — law — jurist
  • Dress — historic — eighteenth century dress
  • Figure group — male
Object Number
1986.19
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.19

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Boardman Robinson, Study for mural of A History of Commerce, 1928, pen and ink, ink wash and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.155
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Date1928
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Boardman Robinson, Great Codifiers of the Law: Marshall, the Constitution, Kent, study for mural, Department of Justice, Washington D.C., 1935, watercolor and opaque watercolor on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1986.20
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Boardman Robinson, Going West--1933, 1933, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Lowenthal and Family, 1969.41
Going West – 1933
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Date1933
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