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Way of Life (study for Chelsea, MI Post Office mural)

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    Object Details

    Artist

    George Harold Fisher, born Detroit, MI 1895-died Ann Arbor, MI 1986

    Credit Line

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Internal Revenue Service through the General Services Administration

    Date

    1938

    Object number

    1962.8.49

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    Painting

    Medium

    oil on paperboard

    Dimensions

    sheet: 14 1/16 x 29 15/16 in. (35.7 x 76.0 cm)

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    Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

    Department

    Graphic Arts

    Data Source

    Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Topic

    Figure group\family
    Study\mural study
    Allegory\life\family
    New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\Michigan
    Object\foliage\wheat
    Object\other\spinning wheel
    Object\tool\sharpening device

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b8fcfc3c-11c6-4705-b60d-f164b8001d4b

    Record ID

    saam_1962.8.49

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