Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 17th Century: Colonization (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC)

Jack Beal, Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 17th Century: Colonization (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC), ca. 1975, colored pencil and conte crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.174
Jack Beal, Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 17th Century: Colonization (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC), ca. 1975, colored pencil and conte crayon on paper, 911 34 in. (22.929.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.174

Artwork Details

Title
Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 17th Century: Colonization (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC)
Artist
Date
ca. 1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
911 34 in. (22.929.8 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program
Mediums Description
colored pencil and conte crayon on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — full length
  • History — United States — Colonization
  • Figure female — waist length
  • Study — mural study
  • General Services Administration — Art-in-Architecture Program
  • Dress — historic — seventeenth century dress
Object Number
1977.47.174

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