Letter from Overseas

Thomas Hart Benton, Letter from Overseas, 1943, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.29
Thomas Hart Benton, Letter from Overseas, 1943, lithograph on paper, image: 9 5⁄8 x 13 1⁄8 in. (24.6 x 33.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.29

Artwork Details

Title
Letter from Overseas
Artist
Printer
Publisher
Associated American Artists
Date
1943
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 9 5⁄8 x 13 1⁄8 in. (24.6 x 33.3 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Frank McClure
Mediums Description
lithograph on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — celestial — moon
  • Landscape — road
  • Figure female — full length
  • Recreation — leisure — letter reading and writing
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — fence
  • Object — other — lantern
  • Object — written matter — letter
Object Number
1979.98.29
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1979.98.29

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Bill Beirne, Breathe, 1972, single-channel video, black and white, sound; 10:24 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.1, © 1972, Bill Beirne
Breathe
Artist
Date1972
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 10:24 minutes
Not on view
Bill Beirne, Lights of Glass, 1971, 16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:44 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.4, © 1971, Bill Beirne
Lights of Glass
Artist
Date1971
16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:44 minutes
Not on view
Bill Beirne, Drawing, 1972, single-channel video, black and white, sound; 12:42 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.3, © 1972, Bill Beirne
Drawing
Artist
Date1972
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 12:42 minutes
Not on view
Bill Beirne, Cross Reference, 1976, two-channel video installation, color, sound; 32:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.2, © 1976, Bill Beirne
Cross Reference
Artist
Date1976
two-channel video installation, color, sound; 32:00 minutes
Not on view

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