Automobile Industry (mural, Detroit, Michigan Post Office)

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William Gropper, Automobile Industry (mural, Detroit, Michigan Post Office), 1941, oil on canvas, 72 x 240 in. (182.9 x 609.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Northwestern Post Office, Detroit, Michigan, through the General Services Administration, 1971.1.2

Artwork Details

Title
Automobile Industry (mural, Detroit, Michigan Post Office)
Artist
Date
1941
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
72 x 240 in. (182.9 x 609.6 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Northwestern Post Office, Detroit, Michigan, through the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Michigan
  • Occupation — industry — automotive
  • Figure group
  • Landscape — Michigan — Detroit
  • Architecture Interior — industry — factory
Object Number
1971.1.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1971.1.2

Works by this artist (33 items)

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William Gropper, Construction of the Dam (study for mural, the Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.), 1938, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.11A-C
Construction of the Dam (study for mural, the Department of…
Artist
Date1938
oil on canvas
On view
William Gropper, Automobile Industry (mural study, Detroit, Michigan Post Office), 1940-1941, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1971.2
Automobile Industry (mural study, Detroit, Michigan Post…
Artist
Date1940-1941
oil on fiberboard
On view
William Gropper, Suburban Post in Winter (mural study, Freeport New York Post Office), ca. 1936-1937, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.369
Suburban Post in Winter (mural study, Freeport New York…
Artist
Dateca. 1936-1937
oil on canvas
On view
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Uprooted
Artist
Dateca.1941
lithograph on paper
Not on view