First Landing at Weymouth (Study for Post Office Mural, Weymouth Branch, Boston, MA)

Guy Pene du Bois, First Landing at Weymouth (Study for Post Office Mural, Weymouth Branch, Boston, MA), 1942, oil and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration (Public Buildings Service), 1985.8.3
Guy Pene du Bois, First Landing at Weymouth (Study for Post Office Mural, Weymouth Branch, Boston, MA), 1942, oil and pencil on paperboard, sheet: 14 1⁄2 x 28 1⁄8 in. (36.7 x 71.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration (Public Buildings Service), 1985.8.3

Artwork Details

Title
First Landing at Weymouth (Study for Post Office Mural, Weymouth Branch, Boston, MA)
Artist
Date
1942
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 1⁄2 x 28 1⁄8 in. (36.7 x 71.5 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration (Public Buildings Service)
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil and pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • History — United States — Pilgrim
  • Figure group
  • Architecture — boat — sailing ship
  • Landscape — coast
  • History — United States — Colonization
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Massachusetts
  • Landscape — Massachusetts — Weymouth
  • Architecture — boat — rowboat
  • Study — mural study
  • Architecture — boat — Charity
  • Architecture — boat — Swan
  • Dress — historic — Pilgrim dress
Object Number
1985.8.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.8.3

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Guy Pene du Bois, Conversation, 1919, drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1973.48
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Guy Pene du Bois, First Landing at Weymouth (Study for Post Office Mural, Weymouth Branch, Boston, MA), 1942, oil and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration (Public Buildings Service), 1985.8.3
First Landing at Weymouth (Study for Post Office Mural,…
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Date1942
oil and pencil on paperboard
Not on view

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