Life Saving (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital)

Henrik Martin Mayer, Life Saving (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital), 1936, pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.348
Henrik Martin Mayer, Life Saving (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital), 1936, pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, 47 3⁄4 x 24 1⁄2 in. (121.3 x 62.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.348

Artwork Details

Title
Life Saving (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital)
Artist
Date
1936
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
47 3⁄4 x 24 1⁄2 in. (121.3 x 62.2 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Cityscape — Kentucky
  • Architecture — boat — riverboat
  • Disaster — shipwreck
  • Figure group
Object Number
1974.28.348
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.348

Works by this artist (5 items)

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Henrik Martin Mayer, Life Saving (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital), 1936, pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.348
Life Saving (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine…
Artist
Date1936
pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Henrik Martin Mayer, The Train and Loading the Boat (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital), 1936, oil on canvas mounted on composition board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.32
The Train and Loading the Boat (mural study, Louisville,…
Artist
Date1936
oil on canvas mounted on composition board
Not on view
Henrik Martin Mayer, Rural Delivery (study for Mural, Lafayette, Indiana Post Office), 1936, pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.131
Rural Delivery (study for Mural, Lafayette, Indiana Post…
Artist
Date1936
pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Henrik Martin Mayer, Pleasure Ship and Ship Building (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital), 1936, oil on canvas mounted on hardboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.33
Pleasure Ship and Ship Building (mural study, Louisville,…
Artist
Date1936
oil on canvas mounted on hardboard
Not on view

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