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Underground Railroad (sketch for mural, Dolgeville, New York, Post Office)

  • James Michael Newell, Underground Railroad (sketch for mural, Dolgeville, New York, Post Office), 1940, watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1980.56.17

Title
Underground Railroad (sketch for mural, Dolgeville, New York, Post Office)
Artist
James Michael Newell
Date
1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 3 1⁄2 x 7 3⁄8 in. (8.8 x 18.7 cm) sheet: 13 x 11 in. (33.0 x 28.0 cm)
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of the artist

Mediums
ink
pencil
watercolor
Mediums Description
watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Painting
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • State of being – evil – danger
  • Landscape – New York – Dolgeville
  • Ethnic – African-American
Object Number
1980.56.17
Palette
Linked Open Data URI

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