Struggle at Starved Rock(?) (mural study, Oglesby, Illinois Post Office)

Fay Elizabeth Davis, Struggle at Starved Rock(?) (mural study, Oglesby, Illinois Post Office), ca. 1941-1942, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.16
Fay Elizabeth Davis, Struggle at Starved Rock(?) (mural study, Oglesby, Illinois Post Office), ca. 1941-1942, oil on fiberboard, 15 x 25 1⁄8 in. (38.2 x 63.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.16

Artwork Details

Title
Struggle at Starved Rock(?) (mural study, Oglesby, Illinois Post Office)
Artist
Date
ca. 1941-1942
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 x 25 1⁄8 in. (38.2 x 63.8 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration 
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Animal — horse
  • Indian
  • State of being — evil — war
  • Study — mural study
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Illinois
  • Landscape — Illinois — Starved Rock
Object Number
1962.8.16
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1962.8.16

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Ester Hernandez, Wanted, 2010, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2020.12.1, © 2010, Ester Hernández
Wanted
Artist
Date2010
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Ester Hernandez, Sun Raid, 2008, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2020.12.2, © 2008, Ester Hernández
Sun Raid
Artist
Date2008
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Ester Hernandez, Homenaje a Cesar Chavez, 1993, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2019.20, ©1993, Ester Hernandez
Homenaje a Cesar Chavez
Artist
Date1993
screenprint
Not on view
Ester Hernandez, La Ofrenda, from the National Chicano Screenprint Taller, 1988-1989, 1988, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1991.65.3, © 1988, Self-Help Graphics & Art, Inc.
La Ofrenda, from the National Chicano Screenprint Taller,…
Artist
Date1988
screenprint on paper
Not on view

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