Coronado’s Exploration Party in the Palo Duro Canyon (Mural Study, Amarillo, Texas Post Office)

Julius Woeltz, Coronado's Exploration Party in the Palo Duro Canyon (Mural Study, Amarillo, Texas Post Office), ca. 1941, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.54
Julius Woeltz, Coronado's Exploration Party in the Palo Duro Canyon (Mural Study, Amarillo, Texas Post Office), ca. 1941, oil on paperboard, 10 3⁄8 x 40 in. (26.3 x 101.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.54

Artwork Details

Title
Coronado’s Exploration Party in the Palo Duro Canyon (Mural Study, Amarillo, Texas Post Office)
Artist
Date
ca. 1941
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
10 3⁄8 x 40 in. (26.3 x 101.5 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture — Texas
  • History — United States — exploration
  • Landscape — canyon — Palo Duro Canyon
  • Study — mural study
  • Spanish
  • History — United States — westward expansion
  • Figure group — male
  • Landscape — Texas
Object Number
1965.18.54
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.18.54

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Jean Carlu, Repaying Nature's Riches, from the Early Series, 1941, gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.47
Repaying Nature’s Riches, from the Early Series
Artist
Date1941
gouache on paperboard
Not on view
Jean Carlu, In One Organization, from the Early Series, 1942, gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.45
In One Organization, from the Early Series
Artist
Date1942
gouache on paperboard
Not on view
Jean Carlu, Gift Packages for Hitler!, from the Early Series, 1942, gouache and gelatin silver print collage on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.44
Gift Packages for Hitler!, from the Early Series
Artist
Date1942
gouache and gelatin silver print collage on paper
Not on view
Jean Carlu, New Skills from War, from the Early Series, 1943, gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.46
New Skills from War, from the Early Series
Artist
Date1943
gouache on paperboard
Not on view

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