Coronado’s Exploration Party in the Palo Duro Canyon (Mural Study, Amarillo, Texas Post Office)

Julius Woeltz, Coronado's Exploration Party in the Palo Duro Canyon (Mural Study, Amarillo, Texas Post Office), ca. 1941, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.54
Julius Woeltz, Coronado's Exploration Party in the Palo Duro Canyon (Mural Study, Amarillo, Texas Post Office), ca. 1941, oil on paperboard, 10 3⁄8 x 40 in. (26.3 x 101.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.54

Artwork Details

Title
Coronado’s Exploration Party in the Palo Duro Canyon (Mural Study, Amarillo, Texas Post Office)
Artist
Date
ca. 1941
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
10 3⁄8 x 40 in. (26.3 x 101.5 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Texas
  • History — United States — exploration
  • Landscape — canyon — Palo Duro Canyon
  • Study — mural study
  • Spanish
  • History — United States — westward expansion
  • Figure group — male
  • Landscape — Texas
Object Number
1965.18.54
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.18.54

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