Wisconsin Wild Flowers – Spring (mural study, West Allis Post Office, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Frances Foy, Wisconsin Wild Flowers--Spring (mural study, West Allis Post Office, Milwaukee, Wisconsin), ca. 1943, tempera on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.42
Frances Foy, Wisconsin Wild Flowers--Spring (mural study, West Allis Post Office, Milwaukee, Wisconsin), ca. 1943, tempera on wood, 17 3⁄4 x 43 in. (45.1 x 109.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.42

Artwork Details

Title
Wisconsin Wild Flowers – Spring (mural study, West Allis Post Office, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Artist
Date
ca. 1943
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
17 3⁄4 x 43 in. (45.1 x 109.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration 
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Wisconson
  • Animal — horse
  • Occupation — domestic — gathering
  • Landscape — Wisconsin — Milwaukee
  • Study — mural study
  • Landscape — season — spring
  • Figure group
Object Number
1962.8.42
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1962.8.42

Works by this artist (3 items)

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
Not on view
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