Hero

Joseph Hirsch, Hero, ca. 1939-1940, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration, 1971.447.36
Joseph Hirsch, Hero, ca. 1939-1940, oil on canvas, 41 x 30 1⁄8 in. (104.1 x 76.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration, 1971.447.36

Artwork Details

Title
Hero
Artist
Date
ca. 1939-1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
41 x 30 1⁄8 in. (104.1 x 76.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • New Deal — Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project — Pennsylvania
  • Occupation — military — soldier
  • History — United States — World War II
  • Figure male — full length
Object Number
1971.447.36
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1971.447.36

Works by this artist (15 items)

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Joseph Hirsch, The Naked Man, 1959-1962, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1966.84.3
The Naked Man
Artist
Date1959-1962
oil on canvas
On view
Joseph Hirsch, Private Enterprise, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frank McClure, 1974.86.2
Private Enterprise
Artist
Not on view
Joseph Hirsch, "The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens."--Theodore Roosevelt, the New Nationalism, 1910. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1954, gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.117
“The object of government is the welfare of the people. The…
Artist
Date1954
gouache on paperboard
Not on view
Joseph Hirsch, Brief, 1946, lithograph on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frank McClure, 1973.194.1
Brief
Artist
Date1946
lithograph on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view