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

Media - 1980.56.17 - SAAM-1980.56.17_1 - 89521
Copied 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

Artwork Details

Title
Underground Railroad (sketch for mural, Dolgeville, New York, Post Office)
Artist
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
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • State of being — evil — danger
  • Landscape — New York — Dolgeville
  • African-American
  • African American
Object Number
1980.56.17
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.56.17