Liberty Bell Brought to Allentown (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office)

Gifford Beal, Liberty Bell Brought to Allentown (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office), 1938, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.2
Gifford Beal, Liberty Bell Brought to Allentown (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office), 1938, oil on fiberboard, 9 3⁄8 x 23 3⁄4 in. (23.7 x 60.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.2

Artwork Details

Title
Liberty Bell Brought to Allentown (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office)
Artist
Date
1938
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 3⁄8 x 23 3⁄4 in. (23.7 x 60.2 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Animal — horse
  • Study — mural study
  • History — United States — Revolution
  • Cityscape — Pennsylvania — Allentown
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Pennsylvania
Object Number
1974.28.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.2

Works by this artist (11 items)

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Gifford Beal, Departure of the Jordan Rifles (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office), 1938, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.3
Departure of the Jordan Rifles (mural study, Allentown,…
Artist
Date1938
oil on fiberboard
Not on view
Gifford Beal, Bareback Act, Old Hippodrome, 1950, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1966.64.5
Bareback Act, Old Hippodrome
Artist
Date1950
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Gifford Beal, Meeting of the Winter Patrol (mural study, Conservation of the National Park, U.S. Dept. of Interior Building), ca. 1941, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.30
Meeting of the Winter Patrol (mural study, Conservation of…
Artist
Dateca. 1941
oil on fiberboard
Not on view
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
Kimmit’s Lock (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post…
Artist
Date1937-1938
ink wash, charcoal and graphite on paper
Not on view