Tung Oil Industry (Study for Covington, Louisiana Post Office Mural)

Xavier González, Tung Oil Industry (Study for Covington, Louisiana Post Office Mural), 1939, gouache, pen and ink, and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration
, 1962.8.30
Xavier González, Tung Oil Industry (Study for Covington, Louisiana Post Office Mural), 1939, gouache, pen and ink, and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 15 7830 in. (40.276.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.30

Artwork Details

Title
Tung Oil Industry (Study for Covington, Louisiana Post Office Mural)
Date
1939
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 15 7830 in. (40.276.2 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration 
Mediums Description
gouache, pen and ink, and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study — mural study
  • Landscape — town
  • Landscape — Louisiana — Covington
  • Occupation — industry — lumber
  • Architecture Exterior — industry — factory
  • Figure group — male
  • Object — tool — axe
  • Occupation — industry — oil
  • New Deal — Works Progress Administration
Object Number
1962.8.30

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Todros Geller, The Prophecy, 1939, wood engraving, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.95
The Prophecy
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Todros Geller, Italian Quarters, Chicago, 1937, woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.93
Italian Quarters, Chicago
Date1937
woodcut
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Todros Geller, Milkweed and Skyscrapers, 1937, woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.94
Milkweed and Skyscrapers
Date1937
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