Growth of Democracy in Illinois (mural study, Decatur, Illinois Post Office)

Edward Millman, Growth of Democracy in Illinois (mural study, Decatur, Illinois Post Office), ca. 1937, tempera on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.8
Copied Edward Millman, Growth of Democracy in Illinois (mural study, Decatur, Illinois Post Office), ca. 1937, tempera on fiberboard, 1236 in. (30.591.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.8

Artwork Details

Title
Growth of Democracy in Illinois (mural study, Decatur, Illinois Post Office)
Date
ca. 1937
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1236 in. (30.591.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums Description
tempera on fiberboard
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group — male
  • Occupation — industry — lumber
  • Study — mural study
  • Allegory — civic — democracy
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Illinois
  • Object — tool — axe
  • Object — tool — scythe
  • History — United States — Illinois
  • State of being — other — enslaved
Object Number
1974.28.8