Kimmit’s Lock (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office)

Gifford Beal, Kimmit's Lock (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office), 1937-1938, ink wash, charcoal and graphite on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.334
Gifford Beal, Kimmit's Lock (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office), 1937-1938, ink wash, charcoal and graphite on paper, sheet: 10 5⁄8 x 25 1⁄2 in. (27.1 x 64.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.334

Artwork Details

Title
Kimmit’s Lock (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office)
Artist
Date
1937-1938
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 10 5⁄8 x 25 1⁄2 in. (27.1 x 64.8 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
ink wash, charcoal and graphite on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study — mural study
  • Figure male — full length
  • Animal — horse
  • Landscape — Pennsylvania — Allentown
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Pennsylvania
  • Waterscape — canal — Kimmit’s Lock
Object Number
1974.28.334
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.334

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