Pioneers Tilling Soil and Building Log Cabin (mural study, Carthage, Illinois Post Office)

Karl Kelpe, Pioneers Tilling Soil and Building Log Cabin (mural study, Carthage, Illinois Post Office), ca. 1938, tempera on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.84
Karl Kelpe, Pioneers Tilling Soil and Building Log Cabin (mural study, Carthage, Illinois Post Office), ca. 1938, tempera on paperboard, 15 1⁄2 x 34 in. (39.4 x 86.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.84

Artwork Details

Title
Pioneers Tilling Soil and Building Log Cabin (mural study, Carthage, Illinois Post Office)
Artist
Date
ca. 1938
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 1⁄2 x 34 in. (39.4 x 86.3 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration 
Mediums Description
tempera on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — farm — harvesting
  • Occupation — industry — construction
  • Figure group
  • Architecture — vehicle — wagon
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Illinois
  • Occupation — other — pioneer
  • Study — mural study
  • Architecture — domestic — cottage
  • History — United States — westward expansion
Object Number
1962.8.84
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1962.8.84

Works by this artist (1 item)

Karl Kelpe, Pioneers Tilling Soil and Building Log Cabin (mural study, Carthage, Illinois Post Office), ca. 1938, tempera on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.84
Pioneers Tilling Soil and Building Log Cabin (mural study,…
Artist
Dateca. 1938
tempera on paperboard
Not on view