Mississippi Packets (mural study, Hickman, Kentucky Post Office)

William Edward Lewis Bunn, Mississippi Packets (mural study, Hickman, Kentucky Post Office), ca. 1939-1940, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.32
William Edward Lewis Bunn, Mississippi Packets (mural study, Hickman, Kentucky Post Office), ca. 1939-1940, oil on fiberboard, 25 3⁄8 x 43 3⁄4 in. (64.6 x 111.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.32

Artwork Details

Title
Mississippi Packets (mural study, Hickman, Kentucky Post Office)
Artist
Date
ca. 1939-1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
25 3⁄8 x 43 3⁄4 in. (64.6 x 111.2 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture — boat — steamer
  • Study — mural study
  • Landscape — river — Mississippi River
  • Occupation — industry — shipping
  • Architecture — boat — J. M. White
  • Landscape — Kentucky — Hickman
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Kentucky
Object Number
1965.18.32
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.18.32

Works by this artist (4 items)

Richard Fairbanks, Bowl, 1975, stoneware with temmoku glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Richard Fairbanks, 1991.181.1
Bowl
Artist
Date1975
stoneware with temmoku glaze
Not on view
Richard Fairbanks, Plate, 1962, glazed stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Richard Fairbanks, 1991.181.2
Plate
Artist
Date1962
glazed stoneware
Not on view
Richard Fairbanks, Vase, 1967, stoneware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Richard Fairbanks in honor of Thomas and Diann Weinman, 2014.46.2, © Dixie Parker-Fairbanks
Vase
Artist
Date1967
stoneware and glaze
Not on view
Richard Fairbanks, Urn, 1950s, stoneware and glaze with slip, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dixie Parker-Fairbanks, 2014.46.1A-B, © Dixie Parker-Fairbanks
Urn
Artist
Date1950s
stoneware and glaze with slip
Not on view