Tenement (mural study, Department of Justice Building, Washington, D. C.)

George Biddle, Tenement (mural study, Department of Justice Building, Washington, D. C.), 1935, tempera on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.302
George Biddle, Tenement (mural study, Department of Justice Building, Washington, D. C.), 1935, tempera on fiberboard, 40 1⁄2 x 31 1⁄2 in. (102.9 x 80.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.302

Artwork Details

Title
Tenement (mural study, Department of Justice Building, Washington, D. C.)
Artist
Date
1935
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
40 1⁄2 x 31 1⁄2 in. (102.9 x 80.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Architecture — domestic — apartment
  • Occupation — domestic
  • Recreation — sport and play — checkers
  • Study — mural study
  • State of being — other — poverty
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Washington, D.C.
Object Number
1974.28.302
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.302

Works by this artist (1 item)

Jerry Brown, Untitled Face Jug, 1993, earthenware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Martha and Pat Connell, 2000.97
Untitled Face Jug
Artist
Date1993
earthenware and glaze
Not on view

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