Sad News (study for Mural, Lafayette, Indiana Post Office)

Henrik Martin Mayer, Sad News (study for Mural, Lafayette, Indiana Post Office), 1936, pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.130
Henrik Martin Mayer, Sad News (study for Mural, Lafayette, Indiana Post Office), 1936, pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 47 3⁄4 x 24 1⁄2 in. (121.3 x 62.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.130

Artwork Details

Title
Sad News (study for Mural, Lafayette, Indiana Post Office)
Artist
Date
1936
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 47 3⁄4 x 24 1⁄2 in. (121.3 x 62.3 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums Description
pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study — mural study
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture
  • Cityscape — Indiana — Lafayette
Object Number
1974.28.130
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.130

Works by this artist (5 items)

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Henrik Martin Mayer, Life Saving (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital), 1936, pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.348
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Henrik Martin Mayer, The Train and Loading the Boat (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital), 1936, oil on canvas mounted on composition board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.32
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Henrik Martin Mayer, Rural Delivery (study for Mural, Lafayette, Indiana Post Office), 1936, pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.131
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Date1936
pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
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Henrik Martin Mayer, Pleasure Ship and Ship Building (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital), 1936, oil on canvas mounted on hardboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.33
Pleasure Ship and Ship Building (mural study, Louisville,…
Artist
Date1936
oil on canvas mounted on hardboard
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