Railroading (mural study, Chillicothe, Illinois Post Office)

Arthur Herschel Lidov, Railroading (mural study, Chillicothe, Illinois Post Office), ca. 1941, tempera and gesso on composition board, 17 ¹⁄₂ x 28 in. (44.5 x 71.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.24

Artwork Details

Title: Railroading (mural study, Chillicothe, Illinois Post Office)
Artist: Arthur Herschel Lidov
Date: ca. 1941
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 17 ¹⁄₂ x 28 in. (44.5 x 71.2 cm.)
Credit Line: Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums Description: tempera and gesso on composition board
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Occupation — industry — railroad
Study — mural study
Figure group — male
New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Illinois
Object — tool
Architecture Exterior — industry — construction
Architecture Exterior — domestic — tent
Object Number: 1974.28.24
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.24