People of the Soil (mural study, Dickson, Tennessee Post Office)

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Object Details

Artist

Edwin Boyd Johnson, born Watertown, TN 1904-died Nashville, TN 1968

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration

Date

ca. 1938-1939

Object number

1974.28.65

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

tempera on fiberboard

Dimensions

11 5/8 x 22 in. (29.5 x 55.8 cm)

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Department

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Figure group

Occupation\farm

Occupation\domestic\cooking

African American

Animal\dog

Occupation\hunter

Occupation\craft\smith

Landscape\Tennessee\Dickson

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7649eb4fd-13b4-4417-abfe-814674bad6fd

Record ID

saam_1974.28.65