Mining (mural study, Mount Hope, West Virginia Post Office)

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Object Details

Artist

Michael Lenson, born Galich, Russia 1903-died Nutley, NJ 1971

Credit Line

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

Date

1940-1942

Object number

1962.8.11

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

tempera on wood

Dimensions

9 1/4 x 28 in. (23.4 x 71.1 cm.)

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Department

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Figure group

Occupation\industry\mining

Study\mural study

Landscape\West Virginia\Mount Hope

New Deal\Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture\West Virginia

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d97b11e4-f21e-4506-ad27-86c8f7c1ca85

Record ID

saam_1962.8.11