Struggle at Starved Rock(?) (mural study, Oglesby, Illinois Post Office)

Fay Elizabeth Davis, Struggle at Starved Rock(?) (mural study, Oglesby, Illinois Post Office), ca. 1941-1942, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.16
Fay Elizabeth Davis, Struggle at Starved Rock(?) (mural study, Oglesby, Illinois Post Office), ca. 1941-1942, oil on fiberboard, 15 x 25 1⁄8 in. (38.2 x 63.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.16

Artwork Details

Title
Struggle at Starved Rock(?) (mural study, Oglesby, Illinois Post Office)
Artist
Date
ca. 1941-1942
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 x 25 1⁄8 in. (38.2 x 63.8 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration 
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Animal — horse
  • Indian
  • State of being — evil — war
  • Study — mural study
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Illinois
  • Landscape — Illinois — Starved Rock
Object Number
1962.8.16
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1962.8.16

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Dateca. 1955
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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