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 7⁄8 in. (20.3 x 60.6 cm) sheet: 9 3⁄4 x 25 3⁄4 in. (24.8 x 65.4 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)
Artist
Date
1937
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 8 x 23 7⁄8 in. (20.3 x 60.6 cm) sheet: 9 3⁄4 x 25 3⁄4 in. (24.8 x 65.4 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil, tempera and pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — Georgia
  • New Deal
  • Study — mural study
  • Landscape — cemetery
  • History — United States — Colonization
  • Indian
  • Animal — horse
  • Landscape — tree
  • Figure group
Object Number
1974.28.305
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.305

Works by this artist (2 items)

Daniel Michalik, 3/1 Chair, 2011, recycled cork, FSC-certified plywood, and low-Voc paint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Phyllis and Sidney Bresler in memory of Charles S. Bresler and in honor of Fleur Bresler, 2013.13A-D, © 2011, Daniel Michalik
3⁄1 Chair
Artist
Date2011
recycled cork, FSC-certified plywood, and low-Voc paint
Not on view
Daniel Michalik, Massimo Plates, 2011, high-density recycled cork and low-VOC paint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Cross MacKenzie Gallery, Washington, DC, 2013.12A-D, © 2011, Daniel Michalik
Massimo Plates
Artist
Date2011
high-density recycled cork and low-VOC paint
Not on view

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