Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 17th Century: Colonization (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC)

Jack Beal, Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 17th Century: Colonization (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC), ca. 1975, colored pencil and conte crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.177
Jack Beal, Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 17th Century: Colonization (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC), ca. 1975, colored pencil and conte crayon on paper, 6 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄4 in. (16.5 x 24.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.177

Artwork Details

Title
Preliminary sketch for mural The History of Labor in America, The 17th Century: Colonization (U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC)
Artist
Date
ca. 1975
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
6 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄4 in. (16.5 x 24.8 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program
Mediums
Mediums Description
colored pencil and conte crayon on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — accessory — hat
  • Figure male — head
  • History — United States — Colonization
  • Study — mural study
  • Dress — accessory — shoe
  • General Services Administration — Art-in-Architecture Program
  • Dress — historic — seventeenth century dress
Object Number
1977.47.177
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1977.47.177

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Charlie ("Cedar Creek Charlie") Fields, Set-up with Musicians and Dancers--Standing Figure, ca. 1930-1960, carved and painted wood, fabric, metal, and hair, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.381
Set-up with Musicians and Dancers – Standing Figure
Artist
Dateca. 1930-1960
carved and painted wood, fabric, metal, and hair
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Charlie ("Cedar Creek Charlie") Fields, Set-up with Musicians and Dancers--Frame with hanging figures, ca. 1930-1960, carved and painted wood, painted metal, printed paper, painted fabric, plastic-coated wire, string, plaster/fabric snake, plastic bulldog, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.244
Set-up with Musicians and Dancers – Frame with hanging…
Artist
Dateca. 1930-1960
carved and painted wood, painted metal, printed paper, painted fabric, plastic-coated wire, string, plaster/fabric snake, plastic bulldog
Not on view
Charlie ("Cedar Creek Charlie") Fields, Set-up with Musicians and Dancers--Standing Figure, ca. 1930-1960, carved and painted wood, metal, and hair, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.243
Set-up with Musicians and Dancers – Standing Figure
Artist
Dateca. 1930-1960
carved and painted wood, metal, and hair
Not on view