Cowboys Receiving the Mail (mural study, Giddings, Texas Post Office)

Otis Dozier, Cowboys Receiving the Mail (mural study, Giddings, Texas Post Office), ca. 1939, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.65
Otis Dozier, Cowboys Receiving the Mail (mural study, Giddings, Texas Post Office), ca. 1939, oil on fiberboard, 11 1⁄8 x 27 3⁄8 in. (28.2 x 69.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.65

Artwork Details

Title
Cowboys Receiving the Mail (mural study, Giddings, Texas Post Office)
Artist
Date
ca. 1939
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
11 1⁄8 x 27 3⁄8 in. (28.2 x 69.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Mediums Description
oil on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — male
  • Landscape — Texas
  • Animal — horse
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Texas
  • Recreation — leisure — letter reading and writing
  • Occupation — other — cowboy
  • Study — mural study
Object Number
1965.18.65
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.18.65

Works by this artist (4 items)

Walter Anderson, Horn Island, ca. 1960, watercolor and pencil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Walter Anderson, 1967.96.4
Horn Island
Artist
Dateca. 1960
watercolor and pencil
Not on view
Walter Anderson, Shells, ca. 1950, pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Walter Anderson, 1967.96.3
Shells
Artist
Dateca. 1950
pen and ink on paper
Not on view
Walter Anderson, Pelicans at North Key, ca. 1945, pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Walter Anderson, 1967.96.1
Pelicans at North Key
Artist
Dateca. 1945
pen and ink on paper
Not on view
Walter Anderson, Crab on the Beach, ca. 1950, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Walter Anderson, 1967.96.2
Crab on the Beach
Artist
Dateca. 1950
watercolor and pencil on paper
Not on view