Wealth of the Soil (study for lunette, Old Senate Office Building)

Louis Schaettle, Wealth of the Soil (study for lunette, Old Senate Office Building), ca. 1916, pencil, tempera and watercolor on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mae Schaettle, 1966.32.7
Louis Schaettle, Wealth of the Soil (study for lunette, Old Senate Office Building), ca. 1916, pencil, tempera and watercolor on paperboard, sheet: 13 x 20 in. (32.9 x 50.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mae Schaettle, 1966.32.7
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Artwork Details

Title
Wealth of the Soil (study for lunette, Old Senate Office Building)
Artist
Date
ca. 1916
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 13 x 20 in. (32.9 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mae Schaettle
Mediums Description
pencil, tempera and watercolor on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — agriculture
  • Study — mural study
  • Object — other — cornucopia
Object Number
1966.32.7
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.32.7

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