Resources of the Soil (Mural Study, Ukiah, California Post Office)

Ben Cunningham, Resources of the Soil (Mural Study, Ukiah, California Post Office), ca. 1938, tempera, pencil and watercolor on illustration board, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.127
Ben Cunningham, Resources of the Soil (Mural Study, Ukiah, California Post Office), ca. 1938, tempera, pencil and watercolor on illustration board, sheet: 17 3430 in. (45.276.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.127

Artwork Details

Title
Resources of the Soil (Mural Study, Ukiah, California Post Office)
Date
ca. 1938
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 17 3430 in. (45.276.1 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums Description
tempera, pencil and watercolor on illustration board
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study — mural study
  • Landscape — California
  • Figure group
  • Occupation — industry — lumber
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — agriculture
  • Occupation — farm — harvesting
  • Occupation — other — cowboy
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture
  • Occupation — farm — sowing
Object Number
1974.28.127

Works by this artist (10 items)

Joseph C. Claghorn, (Nude Woman Fixing Her Hair), n.d., steel-faced copper etching plate, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Constance Claghorn, 1971.100
(Nude Woman Fixing Her Hair)
Daten.d.
steel-faced copper etching plate
Not on view
Joseph C. Claghorn, A Florida Park, before 1935, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph C. Claghorn, 1970.320
A Florida Park
Datebefore 1935
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Joseph C. Claghorn, The United States Capitol, ca. 1930-1939, drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Constance Claghorn, 1971.93
The United States Capitol
Dateca. 1930-1939
drypoint on paper
Not on view
Joseph C. Claghorn, On Deerfield Street (Old House at Deerfield), n.d., etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Constance Claghorn, 1971.94
On Deerfield Street (Old House at Deerfield)
Daten.d.
etching on paper
Not on view

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Smithsonian Institute
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hand-colored lithograph
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Marching As to War
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Artist
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Daten.d.
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