Life Saving (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital)

Henrik Martin Mayer, Life Saving (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital), 1936, pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.348
Henrik Martin Mayer, Life Saving (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital), 1936, pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, 47 3⁄4 x 24 1⁄2 in. (121.3 x 62.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.348

Artwork Details

Title
Life Saving (mural study, Louisville, Kentucky Marine Hospital)
Artist
Date
1936
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
47 3⁄4 x 24 1⁄2 in. (121.3 x 62.2 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Disaster — shipwreck
  • Architecture — boat — riverboat
  • Cityscape — Kentucky
Object Number
1974.28.348
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.28.348

Works by this artist (22 items)

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Eddie Arning, Birds, 1969, crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.163
Birds
Artist
Date1969
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Eddie Arning, Windmill, 1965-1966, crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sackton, 1987.51.1
Windmill
Artist
Date1965-1966
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Eddie Arning, Two Houses, 1967, crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sackton, 1987.51.2
Two Houses
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Date1967
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Eddie Arning, Jesus Craze, 1972, oil pastel on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sackton, 1987.51.13
Jesus Craze
Artist
Date1972
oil pastel on paper
Not on view

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