Underground Railroad (sketch for mural, Dolgeville, New York, Post Office)

James Michael Newell, Underground Railroad (sketch for mural, Dolgeville, New York, Post Office), 1940, watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1980.56.17
James Michael Newell, Underground Railroad (sketch for mural, Dolgeville, New York, Post Office), 1940, watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil on paperboard, image: 3 1⁄2 x 7 3⁄8 in. (8.8 x 18.7 cm) sheet: 13 x 11 in. (33.0 x 28.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1980.56.17

Artwork Details

Title
Underground Railroad (sketch for mural, Dolgeville, New York, Post Office)
Artist
Date
1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 3 1⁄2 x 7 3⁄8 in. (8.8 x 18.7 cm) sheet: 13 x 11 in. (33.0 x 28.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • African American
  • History — United States — Black History
  • State of being — evil — danger
  • Landscape — New York — Dolgeville
Object Number
1980.56.17
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.56.17

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Image Not Available
“In Memory of”
Artist
Dateca. 1968-1974
tempera and enamel on corrugated cardboard
Not on view
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The Clyde Beatty Cole Brothers Circus
Artist
Dateca. 1970-1974
oil, watercolor and pencil on paperboard
Not on view