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
James Michael Newell, Underground Railroad (sketch for mural, Dolgeville, New York, Post Office), 1940, watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil on paperboard, 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), 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
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • African American
  • History — United States — Black History
  • State of being — evil — danger
  • Landscape — New York — Dolgeville
Object Number
1980.56.17
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.56.17

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George Bellows, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Wase, 1924, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Paul Mellon, 1967.39.1
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George Bellows, The Model, Second Stone, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.26
The Model, Second Stone
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George Bellows, The Black Hat, 1921, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1972.11
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Date1921
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George Bellows, The Irish Fair, from the series The Wind Bloweth, 1923, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.27
The Irish Fair, from the series The Wind Bloweth
Artist
Date1923
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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