The Printing Industry (study for mural, Springfield, Ohio Post Office)

Herman Henry Wessel, The Printing Industry (study for mural, Springfield, Ohio Post Office), 1936, tempera and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.105
Herman Henry Wessel, The Printing Industry (study for mural, Springfield, Ohio Post Office), 1936, tempera and pencil on paperboard, sheet: 30 x 20 in. (76.1 x 50.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.105

Artwork Details

Title
The Printing Industry (study for mural, Springfield, Ohio Post Office)
Artist
Date
1936
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 30 x 20 in. (76.1 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera and pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Cityscape — Ohio — Springfield
  • Occupation — industry — printing
  • New Deal — Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture
  • Architecture — machine — printing press
  • Figure group — male
Object Number
1974.28.105
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.105

Works by this artist (2 items)

Herman Henry Wessel, The Farm Implement Industry (mural study, Springfield, Ohio Post Office), 1936, tempera and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.104
The Farm Implement Industry (mural study, Springfield, Ohio…
Artist
Date1936
tempera and pencil on paperboard
Not on view
Herman Henry Wessel, The Printing Industry (study for mural, Springfield, Ohio Post Office), 1936, tempera and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.105
The Printing Industry (study for mural, Springfield, Ohio…
Artist
Date1936
tempera and pencil on paperboard
Not on view

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