Mining (mural study, Mount Hope, West Virginia Post Office)

Michael Lenson, Mining (mural study, Mount Hope, West Virginia Post Office), 1940-1942, tempera on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.11
Michael Lenson, Mining (mural study, Mount Hope, West Virginia Post Office), 1940-1942, tempera on wood, 9 1⁄4 x 28 in. (23.4 x 71.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration , 1962.8.11

Artwork Details

Title
Mining (mural study, Mount Hope, West Virginia Post Office)
Artist
Date
1940-1942
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 1⁄4 x 28 in. (23.4 x 71.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration 
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — West Virginia — Mount Hope
  • Study — mural study
  • Occupation — industry — mining
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — West Virginia
  • Figure group
Object Number
1962.8.11
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1962.8.11

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William Scharf, Vegetable Sphinx, 1982, acrylic on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 1985.89.2
Vegetable Sphinx
Artist
Date1982
acrylic on paper
Not on view
William Scharf, At Fire Level--The Meal of Alibis, 1956, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of anonymous donors, 1986.7.8
At Fire Level – The Meal of Alibis
Artist
Date1956
oil on canvas
Not on view
William Scharf, The Egg's Teeth, 1962, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of anonymous donors, 1986.7.7
The Egg’s Teeth
Artist
Date1962
gouache on paper
Not on view
William Scharf, Horn Sky, 1969, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 1985.89.1
Horn Sky
Artist
Date1969
gouache on paper
Not on view

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Date1980
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