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

Media - 1974.28.87 - SAAM-1974.28.87_1 - 70810
Copied Frank Cassara, Early Settlers (mural study, East Detroit, Michigan Post Office), ca. 1939-1941, tempera, oil and pencil on paperboard, sheet: 13 3829 14 in. (34.074.2 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)
Date
ca. 1939-1941
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 13 3829 14 in. (34.074.2 cm)
Markings
lower right in ink: Frank Cassara back upper right in pencil: For (underlined) East Detroit, back center in ink: CO-323 (written twice)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums Description
tempera, oil and pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Keywords
  • Group
  • 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