Indiana Farming (mural study, Tipton, Indiana Post Office)

Donald M. Mattison, Indiana Farming (mural study, Tipton, Indiana Post Office), ca. 1937, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.61
Donald M. Mattison, Indiana Farming (mural study, Tipton, Indiana Post Office), ca. 1937, oil on canvas, 16 1⁄8 x 26 1⁄8 in. (41.1 x 66.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.61

Artwork Details

Title
Indiana Farming (mural study, Tipton, Indiana Post Office)
Artist
Date
ca. 1937
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
16 1⁄8 x 26 1⁄8 in. (41.1 x 66.5 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — male and female
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Indiana
  • Animal — bird — chicken
  • Animal — sheep
  • Occupation — farm
  • Animal — pig
  • Study — mural study
  • Landscape — Indiana
Object Number
1965.18.61
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.18.61

Works by this artist (3 items)

Sidney Waugh, Happy Are Those Whom Privacy Makes Innocent, 1946, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.35
Happy Are Those Whom Privacy Makes Innocent
Artist
Date1946
bronze
Not on view
Sidney Waugh, Portrait of Dr. Gillman, n.d., bronze/cast, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Sidney Biehler Waugh, 1964.9.2
Portrait of Dr. Gillman
Artist
Daten.d.
bronze/cast
Not on view
Sidney Waugh, Portrait of Dr. Welch, n.d., bronze/cast, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Sidney Biehler Waugh, 1964.9.1
Portrait of Dr. Welch
Artist
Daten.d.
bronze/cast
Not on view

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