Resources of the Soil (Mural Study, Ukiah, California Post Office)

Ben Cunningham, Resources of the Soil (Mural Study, Ukiah, California Post Office), ca. 1938, tempera, pencil and watercolor on illustration board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.127
Ben Cunningham, Resources of the Soil (Mural Study, Ukiah, California Post Office), ca. 1938, tempera, pencil and watercolor on illustration board, sheet: 17 3⁄4 x 30 in. (45.2 x 76.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.127

Artwork Details

Title
Resources of the Soil (Mural Study, Ukiah, California Post Office)
Artist
Date
ca. 1938
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 17 3⁄4 x 30 in. (45.2 x 76.1 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera, pencil and watercolor on illustration board
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study — mural study
  • Landscape — California
  • Figure group
  • Occupation — industry — lumber
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — agriculture
  • Occupation — farm — harvesting
  • Occupation — other — cowboy
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture
  • Occupation — farm — sowing
Object Number
1974.28.127
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.127

Works by this artist (5 items)

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Ben Cunningham, Nevada, from the United States Series, 1948, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.74
Nevada, from the United States Series
Artist
Date1948
oil on paperboard
Not on view
Ben Cunningham, Resources of the Soil (Mural Study, Ukiah, California Post Office), ca. 1938, tempera, pencil and watercolor on illustration board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.127
Resources of the Soil (Mural Study, Ukiah, California Post…
Artist
Dateca. 1938
tempera, pencil and watercolor on illustration board
Not on view
Ben Cunningham, Nevada, from the United States Series, 1949, oil on prepared fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.75
Nevada, from the United States Series
Artist
Date1949
oil on prepared fiberboard
Not on view
Ben Cunningham, Spring Summation, 1967, wax emulsion on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Patricia Cunningham, 1989.91.2
Spring Summation
Artist
Date1967
wax emulsion on canvas
Not on view