Mining (mural study, Mount Hope, West Virginia Post Office)

Michael Lenson, Mining (mural study, Mount Hope, West Virginia Post Office), 1940-1942, tempera on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.11
Michael Lenson, Mining (mural study, Mount Hope, West Virginia Post Office), 1940-1942, tempera on wood, 9 1⁄4 x 28 in. (23.4 x 71.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.11

Artwork Details

Title
Mining (mural study, Mount Hope, West Virginia Post Office)
Artist
Date
1940-1942
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 1⁄4 x 28 in. (23.4 x 71.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration 
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — West Virginia — Mount Hope
  • Study — mural study
  • Occupation — industry — mining
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — West Virginia
  • Figure group
Object Number
1962.8.11
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1962.8.11

Works by this artist (1 item)

Michael Lenson, Mining (mural study, Mount Hope, West Virginia Post Office), 1940-1942, tempera on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.11
Mining (mural study, Mount Hope, West Virginia Post Office)
Artist
Date1940-1942
tempera on wood
Not on view

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