Departure of the Jordan Rifles (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office)

Gifford Beal, Departure of the Jordan Rifles (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office), 1938, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.3
Gifford Beal, Departure of the Jordan Rifles (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office), 1938, oil on fiberboard, 9 1⁄8 x 23 1⁄2 in. (23.2 x 59.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.3

Artwork Details

Title
Departure of the Jordan Rifles (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office)
Artist
Date
1938
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 1⁄8 x 23 1⁄2 in. (23.2 x 59.7 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — military — soldier
  • History — United States — Civil War
  • Study — mural study
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Pennsylvania
  • Figure group
Object Number
1974.28.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.3

Works by this artist (4 items)

Martín Ramírez, Soldado with American Flag, ca. 1950-1953, crayon, watercolor, pencil on various papers, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.194
Soldado with American Flag
Artist
Dateca. 1950-1953
crayon, watercolor, pencil on various papers
Not on view
Martín Ramírez, Untitled (Chorus Line), ca. 1950, watercolor, crayon and pencil on joined papers, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1991.96.4R
Untitled (Chorus Line)
Artist
Dateca. 1950
watercolor, crayon and pencil on joined papers
Not on view
Martín Ramírez, Untitled (Church), ca. 1950, crayon, pencil, and watercolor on various joined papers, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.192
Untitled (Church)
Artist
Dateca. 1950
crayon, pencil, and watercolor on various joined papers
Not on view
Martín Ramírez, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, ca. 1953, crayon, pencil, and colored pencil on joined papers, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.193
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Artist
Dateca. 1953
crayon, pencil, and colored pencil on joined papers
Not on view

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