The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa)

Kenyon Cox, The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa), 1905-1906, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Allyn Cox, 1959.10.4
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Artwork Details

Title
The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa)
Artist
Date
1905-1906
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2415 18 in. (61.038.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Allyn Cox
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • Landscape
  • Recreation — leisure — reading
  • Study — mural study
  • Allegory — other — civilization
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — industry
  • Allegory — other — trade
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — education
  • Object — written matter — book
Object Number
1959.10.4