Liberty Bell Brought to Allentown (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office)

Gifford Beal, Liberty Bell Brought to Allentown (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office), 1938, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.2
Gifford Beal, Liberty Bell Brought to Allentown (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office), 1938, oil on fiberboard, 9 3⁄8 x 23 3⁄4 in. (23.7 x 60.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.2

Artwork Details

Title
Liberty Bell Brought to Allentown (mural study, Allentown, Pennsylvania Post Office)
Artist
Date
1938
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 3⁄8 x 23 3⁄4 in. (23.7 x 60.2 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Animal — horse
  • Study — mural study
  • History — United States — Revolution
  • Cityscape — Pennsylvania — Allentown
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Pennsylvania
Object Number
1974.28.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.2

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Elliott Daingerfield, Bringing Home the New Born Lamb, 1890, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1987.63
Bringing Home the New Born Lamb
Artist
Date1890
oil on canvas
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