The First Settlers (mural study, Shawano, Wisconsin Post Office)

Eugene Higgins, The First Settlers (mural study, Shawano, Wisconsin Post Office), 1939, brush and ink, ink wash and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.96
Eugene Higgins, The First Settlers (mural study, Shawano, Wisconsin Post Office), 1939, brush and ink, ink wash and pencil on paper, sheet: 6 5⁄8 x 11 7⁄8 in. (16.9 x 30.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.96

Artwork Details

Title
The First Settlers (mural study, Shawano, Wisconsin Post Office)
Artist
Date
1939
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 6 5⁄8 x 11 7⁄8 in. (16.9 x 30.1 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums Description
brush and ink, ink wash and pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • History — United States — westward expansion
  • Study — mural study
  • Travel — land — covered wagon
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture
Object Number
1974.28.96
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.96

Works by this artist (13 items)

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Eugene Higgins, The Far West, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.9
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Eugene Higgins, Hunger under a Bridge, 1912, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Brook, 1983.97
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Eugene Higgins, Untitled, pen and ink, charcoal and pencil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.181
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Eugene Higgins, The Black Cloud, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design, 1968.2
The Black Cloud
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