Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 19th Century: Industry (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC)

Jack Beal, Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 19th Century: Industry (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC), ca. 1975, conte crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.168
Jack Beal, Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 19th Century: Industry (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC), ca. 1975, conte crayon on paper, 13 3⁄4 x 12 in. (34.9 x 30.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.168

Artwork Details

Title
Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 19th Century: Industry (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC)
Artist
Date
ca. 1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
13 3⁄4 x 12 in. (34.9 x 30.5 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program
Mediums
Mediums Description
conte crayon on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • History — United States — nineteenth century
  • General Services Administration — Art-in-Architecture Program
  • Study — mural study
  • Architecture — machine
  • Occupation — industry
Object Number
1977.47.168
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1977.47.168

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Right to the Jaw
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Date1926-1927
bronze
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Mahonri Young, The Knockdown, 1931, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mahonri Sharp Young, 1976.122.1
The Knockdown
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Date1931
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Mahonri Young, Riggers, 1943, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.32
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Date1943
bronze
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Mahonri Young, Beat Him to the Punch, 1932, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Nancy and John Mannes, 1992.28, © 1927, Mahonri S. Young
Beat Him to the Punch
Artist
Date1932
etching
Not on view

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