William E.L. Bunn painting a mural for a post office in Minden, Neb.

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Object Details

Subject

Bunn, William E. L. (Edward Lewis)

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 photographic print : b&w ; 17 x 11 cm.

Summary

Photo shows Bunn in his Muscatine, Ia. studio putting the finishing touches on his mural 1848, Fort Kearny Protectorate on the Overland Trail, 1871 (Bunn has spelled it "Kearney" in the title on the mural).
Date based on level of completion of mural in photo (mural was finished in 1939).
Identification on verso (handwritten): Wm. E. L. Bunn working on Minden, Neb. mural. Location of studio: 852 Newell Ave., Muscatine, Iowa.

Citation

William E.L. Bunn painting a mural for a post office in Minden, Neb., not after 1939. William E. L. Bunn papers, 1863-2009. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

not after 1939

Record number

(DSI-AAA)9801

Type

Photographs

Place

Minden, Neb.

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William E. L. Bunn papers, 1863-2009

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Murals

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_9801