Gas City – Boom Days (mural study, Gas City, Indiana Post Office)

William Adelbert Dolwick, Gas City--Boom Days (mural study, Gas City, Indiana Post Office), 1939, casein on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.103
William Adelbert Dolwick, Gas City--Boom Days (mural study, Gas City, Indiana Post Office), 1939, casein on paperboard, sheet: 10 1⁄8 x 29 5⁄8 in. (25.7 x 75.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.103

Artwork Details

Title
Gas City – Boom Days (mural study, Gas City, Indiana Post Office)
Artist
Date
1939
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 10 1⁄8 x 29 5⁄8 in. (25.7 x 75.3 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
casein on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — craft — glassworker
  • New Deal
  • Cityscape — Indiana — Gas City
  • Allegory — quality — wealth
  • Architecture — vehicle — carriage
  • Architecture — vehicle — train
  • Figure group
Object Number
1974.28.103
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.103

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