Sweatshop (mural study, Department of Justice Building, Washington, DC)

George Biddle, Sweatshop (mural study, Department of Justice Building, Washington, DC), 1935-1936, tempera on board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.372
George Biddle, Sweatshop (mural study, Department of Justice Building, Washington, DC), 1935-1936, tempera on board, 39 x 30 1⁄2 in. (99.1 x 77.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.372

Artwork Details

Title
Sweatshop (mural study, Department of Justice Building, Washington, DC)
Artist
Date
1935-1936
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
39 x 30 1⁄2 in. (99.1 x 77.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera on board
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — industry — textiles
  • Figure group
  • Allegory — civic — injustice
  • Allegory — other — survival
Object Number
1974.28.372
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.372

Works by this artist (6 items)

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George Biddle, Carnival in Rio, 1944, published 1947, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1966.64.7
Carnival in Rio
Artist
Date1944, published 1947
lithograph on paper
Not on view
George Biddle, San Jose de la Mata, Santo Domingo, 1927, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ronald and Anne Abramson, 1991.14.7
San Jose de la Mata, Santo Domingo
Artist
Date1927
watercolor on paper
Not on view
George Biddle, Michael John Biddle Sends Christmas Greetings to Olin Dows, n.d., lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.9
Michael John Biddle Sends Christmas Greetings to Olin Dows
Artist
Daten.d.
lithograph on paper
Not on view
George Biddle, Adam and Eve, 1926, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ronald and Anne Abramson, 1991.14.13
Adam and Eve
Artist
Date1926
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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Artist
Dateca. 1937
tempera on illustration board
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