The Homestead and the Building of the Barbed Wire Fences (Mural Study for Interior Building, General Land Office, Washington, D.C.)

John Steuart Curry, The Homestead and the Building of the Barbed Wire Fences (Mural Study for Interior Building, General Land Office, Washington, D.C.), ca. 1935-1943, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Daniel B. Schuster, 1992.41
John Steuart Curry, The Homestead and the Building of the Barbed Wire Fences (Mural Study for Interior Building, General Land Office, Washington, D.C.), ca. 1935-1943, oil on paperboard, image: 11 1⁄2 x 24 1⁄2 in. (29.2 x 62.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Daniel B. Schuster, 1992.41
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Artwork Details

Title
The Homestead and the Building of the Barbed Wire Fences (Mural Study for Interior Building, General Land Office, Washington, D.C.)
Artist
Date
ca. 1935-1943
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 11 1⁄2 x 24 1⁄2 in. (29.2 x 62.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Daniel B. Schuster
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • History — United States — westward expansion
  • Study — mural study
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — fence
Object Number
1992.41
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1992.41

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