The Land is Bought from the Indians (Study for mural, Blakely, Georgia post office)

Daniel Putnam Brinley, The Land is Bought from the Indians (Study for mural, Blakely, Georgia post office), 1937, oil, tempera and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.305
Daniel Putnam Brinley, The Land is Bought from the Indians (Study for mural, Blakely, Georgia post office), 1937, oil, tempera and pencil on paperboard, image: 8 x 23 78 in. (20.360.6 cm) sheet: 9 3425 34 in. (24.865.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.305

Artwork Details

Title
The Land is Bought from the Indians (Study for mural, Blakely, Georgia post office)
Date
1937
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 8 x 23 78 in. (20.360.6 cm) sheet: 9 3425 34 in. (24.865.4 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums Description
oil, tempera and pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Landscape — tree
  • Animal — horse
  • Indian
  • History — United States — Colonization
  • Landscape — cemetery
  • Study — mural study
  • Landscape — Georgia
  • New Deal
Object Number
1974.28.305

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