Early Settlers (mural study, East Detroit, Michigan Post Office)

Frank Cassara, Early Settlers (mural study, East Detroit, Michigan Post Office), ca. 1939-1941, tempera, oil and pencil on paperboard, sheet: 13 ³⁄₈ x 29 ¹⁄₄ in. (34.0 x 74.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.87

Artwork Details

Title: Early Settlers (mural study, East Detroit, Michigan Post Office)
Artist: Frank Cassara
Date: ca. 1939-1941
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet: 13 ³⁄₈ x 29 ¹⁄₄ in. (34.0 x 74.2 cm)
Credit Line: Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums: tempera
oil
pencil
Mediums Description: tempera, oil and pencil on paperboard
Classifications: Drawing
Subjects: Figure group
History — United States — westward expansion
Animal — cattle
Architecture — vehicle — wagon
Architecture — machine — farm machine
New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture
Landscape — Michigan — Detroit
Object Number: 1974.28.87
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.87