Mining in Illinois (mural study, Eldorado, llinois Post Office)

Media - 1974.28.326 - SAAM-1974.28.326_1 - 70757
Copied William S. Schwartz, Mining in Illinois (mural study, Eldorado, llinois Post Office), ca. 1937, tempera on paper, 15 x 22 3⁄4 in. (38.1 x 57.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.326

Artwork Details

Title
Mining in Illinois (mural study, Eldorado, llinois Post Office)
Artist
Date
ca. 1937
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 x 22 3⁄4 in. (38.1 x 57.8 cm)
Markings
lower center in grey ink: William S. Schwartz back lower right: 77.1.69 back center in blue crayon: 697 PvS back lower right in black ink: CO-381 back upper right in pencil: Mining in Illinois/by/William S. Schwartz/Eldorado, Ill./Post Office back upper left in pencil: (symbol)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera on paper
Classifications
Keywords
  • Group
  • Figure group — male
  • Architecture — machine
  • Occupation — industry — mining
  • Study — mural study
  • Landscape — Illinois — Eldorado
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Illinois
Object Number
1974.28.326
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.326