Scientists of Today (mural study, University Post Office, Seattle, Washington)

Jacob Elshin, Scientists of Today (mural study, University Post Office, Seattle, Washington), ca. 1939, oil, watercolor and carbon paper transfer on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1980.133.20
Jacob Elshin, Scientists of Today (mural study, University Post Office, Seattle, Washington), ca. 1939, oil, watercolor and carbon paper transfer on paperboard, sheet: 1029 in. (25.473.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1980.133.20

Artwork Details

Title
Scientists of Today (mural study, University Post Office, Seattle, Washington)
Artist
Date
ca. 1939
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 1029 in. (25.473.7 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil, watercolor and carbon paper transfer on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Interior — science — laboratory
  • Object — written matter — book
  • Occupation — science — chemist
  • Occupation — science — physicist
  • Figure group
Object Number
1980.133.20

Works by this artist (23 items)

Lamar Baker, Sadist (from Aberrations), 1937, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift by exchange from The Columbus Museum, Georgia, 1998.115.10
Sadist (from Aberrations)
Date1937
lithograph
Not on view
Lamar Baker, Reclining Nude, 1942, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift by exchange from The Columbus Museum, Georgia, 1998.115.22
Reclining Nude
Date1942
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Lamar Baker, The Slave Plant, 1939, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift by exchange from The Columbus Museum, Georgia, 1998.115.14
The Slave Plant
Date1939
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Lamar Baker, Self-Portrait with Cotton Plant, 1940, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift by exchange from The Columbus Museum, Georgia, 1998.115.19
Self-Portrait with Cotton Plant
Date1940
lithograph
Not on view

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