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, 1977.47.177
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, 6 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄4 in. (16.5 x 24.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.177

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
6 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄4 in. (16.5 x 24.8 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program
Mediums
Mediums Description
colored pencil and conte crayon on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — accessory — hat
  • Figure male — head
  • History — United States — Colonization
  • Study — mural study
  • Dress — accessory — shoe
  • General Services Administration — Art-in-Architecture Program
  • Dress — historic — seventeenth century dress
Object Number
1977.47.177
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1977.47.177

Works by this artist (4 items)

Jenne Magafan, Western Town (mural study, Helper, Utah Post Office), ca. 1939-1943, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.44
Western Town (mural study, Helper, Utah Post Office)
Artist
Dateca. 1939-1943
oil on fiberboard
On view
Jenne Magafan, The Windmill, ca. 1937, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration, 1971.447.66
The Windmill
Artist
Dateca. 1937
oil on canvas
Not on view
Jenne Magafan, S.F. Ruins, No. 1, ca. 1937, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1985.8.28
S.F. Ruins, No. 1
Artist
Dateca. 1937
oil on canvas
Not on view
Jenne Magafan, Cowboy Dance (mural study, Anson, Texas Post Office), 1941, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.46
Cowboy Dance (mural study, Anson, Texas Post Office)
Artist
Date1941
oil on fiberboard
Not on view

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