Pioneers Tilling Soil and Building Log Cabin (mural study, Carthage, Illinois Post Office)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

Artist
Karl Kelpe, born Germany 1898-died Elmwood Park, IL 1973
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration
ca. 1938
Object number
1962.8.84
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on paperboard
Dimensions
15 1/2 x 34 in. (39.4 x 86.3 cm)
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Department
Graphic Arts
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Figure group
Occupation\industry\construction
Occupation\farm\harvesting
Architecture\domestic\cottage
History\United States\westward expansion
Study\mural study
Architecture\vehicle\wagon
New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Illinois
Occupation\other\pioneer
Record ID
saam_1962.8.84
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7bfb22e32-d1ee-4bcb-bcf0-9a415e41cd5e
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