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Composition No. 2 Of New York City

Artist:
Oscar Gieberich, born New York City 1886-died Tampa, FL 1954  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
43 1/8 x 32 1/4 in. (109.5 x 82.0 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1934
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Object\flower  Search this
Architecture Interior\detail\window  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.180
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edanmdm:saam_1964.1.180

Plowing

Artist:
Leo Breslau, born New York City 1909-died Pompano Beach, FL 2005  Search this
Medium:
oil on wood: plywood
Dimensions:
29 7/8 x 35 7/8 in. (75.8 x 91.2 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Landscape\mountain  Search this
Landscape\farm  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
Figure male\full length  Search this
Occupation\farm\sowing  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.2
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edanmdm:saam_1964.1.2

East River

Artist:
Jara Henry Valenta, born Czechoslovakia 1899  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 x 32 in. (58.4 x 81.2 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Architecture\bridge  Search this
Cityscape\river\East River  Search this
Cityscape\wharf  Search this
Architecture\machine\crane  Search this
Occupation\industry\shipping  Search this
Architecture\boat\barge  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\warehouse  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.21
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edanmdm:saam_1964.1.21

Still Life Composition

Artist:
Jan Matulka, born Vlachovo Brezi, Bohemia 1890-died New York City 1972  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 3/4 x 26 in. (78.2 x 66.1 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1933-1934
Topic:
Figure\fragment\hand  Search this
Figure female\nude  Search this
Still life\other\shell  Search this
Still life\art object\sculpture  Search this
Figure female\torso  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Literature\Arts Magazine  Search this
Still life\written matter\book  Search this
Still life\other\container  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.29
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edanmdm:saam_1964.1.29

Death of a Giant

Artist:
Stuyvesant Van Veen, born New York City 1910-died New York City 1988  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
34 1/8 x 24 1/8 in. (86.6 x 61.2 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Cityscape\street  Search this
Architecture\domestic  Search this
Occupation\industry\lumber  Search this
Architecture\industry\factory  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.31
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edanmdm:saam_1964.1.31

New York Pushcart Section no. 2

Artist:
Nathaniel C. Burwash, born Los Angeles, CA 1906-died Cambridge, MA 2000  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
28 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (71.5 x 91.9 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Architecture\vehicle\automobile  Search this
Architecture\vehicle\cart  Search this
Occupation\vendor  Search this
Architecture\vehicle\subway  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\market  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.33
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edanmdm:saam_1964.1.33

City Store Fronts

Artist:
Francis Criss, born London, England 1901-died New York City 1973  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
34 5/8 x 45 1/8 in. (87.6 x 114.5 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Cityscape\street  Search this
Architecture\vehicle\cart  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\store  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\barbershop  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.35
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edanmdm:saam_1964.1.35

Old Pennsylvania Farm in Winter

Artist:
Arthur E. Cederquist, born Titusville, PA 1884-died Titusville, PA 1954  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 1/8 x 40 1/8 in. (76.5 x 102.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Landscape\road  Search this
Landscape\farm  Search this
Landscape\season\winter  Search this
Landscape\Pennsylvania  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Architecture Exterior\farm\barn  Search this
Architecture Exterior\domestic\farmhouse  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.37
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.37

Coal Tower

Artist:
Max Arthur Cohn, born London, England 1903-died New York City 1998  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
22 1/8 x 28 in. (56.2 x 71.2 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1934
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Cityscape\wharf  Search this
Figure group\male  Search this
Architecture\machine  Search this
Occupation\industry\mining  Search this
Architecture\boat\barge  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Architecture Exterior\industry  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.4
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edanmdm:saam_1964.1.4

Manhattan Skyline

Artist:
John Cunning, born Albany, NY 1889-died New York City 1953  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
32 1/8 x 48 1/8 in. (81.5 x 122.2 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Cityscape\river\East River  Search this
Waterscape\harbor\New York Harbor  Search this
Cityscape\weather\snow  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\skyscraper  Search this
Architecture Exterior\industry\factory  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.44
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.44

The Bouquet

Artist:
Sidney Laufman, born Cleveland, OH 1891-died 1985  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
28 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. (72.7 x 50.1 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1933-1934
Topic:
Still life\other\vase  Search this
Still life\flower  Search this
Still life\fruit\apple  Search this
Still life\fruit\grape  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Still life\other\dish  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.45
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edanmdm:saam_1964.1.45

Natural Power

Artist:
Raymond White Skolfield, born Portland, ME 1909-died Freeport, ME 1996  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
34 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (86.8 x 91.8 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Figure male  Search this
Occupation\industry\lumber  Search this
Landscape\season\winter  Search this
Architecture\industry\factory  Search this
Landscape\waterfall  Search this
Allegory\element\energy  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.47
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.47

Waterfront Scene

Artist:
Pino Janni, born Venice, Italy 1899  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
40 1/8 x 53 3/4 in. (101.8 x 136.6 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Cityscape\wharf  Search this
Figure group\male  Search this
Waterscape\boat  Search this
Architecture\machine\crane  Search this
Occupation\industry\shipping  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.5
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e0ae3e6d-22dd-4b73-8bb2-8149f854b2b9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.5

Surveyors

Artist:
Joseph Meert, born Brussels, Belgium 1905-died Waterbury, CT 1989  Search this
Medium:
tempera on fiberboard
Dimensions:
60 1/8 x 48 in. (152.6 x 122.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1934
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Occupation\industry\construction  Search this
Occupation\industry\engineering  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.50
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.50

Lower Manhattan

Artist:
Thomas James Delbridge, born Atlanta, GA 1894-died Long Island, NY 1968  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
26 1/8 x 30 1/4 in. (66.3 x 76.9 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Cityscape\wharf  Search this
Waterscape\harbor\New York Harbor  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\skyscraper  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.51
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75a53f617-5c19-4f5a-8fb9-8c99c25451aa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.51

Italians in Jefferson Park

Artist:
Jerome Myers, born Petersburg, VA 1867-died New York City 1940  Search this
Medium:
oil on fiberboard
Dimensions:
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Italian  Search this
Occupation\vendor  Search this
Recreation\fair  Search this
Landscape\park\Jefferson Park  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Object\toy\balloon  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.65
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.65

South of Lincoln Square

Artist:
Jennings Tofel, born Tomashow, Poland 1891-New York City 1959  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 x 36 in. (76.1 x 91.4 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1934
Topic:
Cityscape\New York\New York  Search this
Cityscape\street\Lincoln Square  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Architecture Exterior\detail\chimney  Search this
Architecture Exterior\commercial\skyscraper  Search this
Architecture Exterior\industry\factory  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.7
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.7

Untitled

Artist:
Hester Miller, born Idaho Falls, ID 1903-died Hagerman, ID 1984  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 7/8 x 20 in. (60.8 x 50.9 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1934
Topic:
Still life\other\vase  Search this
Still life\flower  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.73
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk779347731-a8b1-4a9a-9fd3-bd1679d18d3c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.73

Somewhere in America

Artist:
Robert Brackman, born Odessa, Russia 1898-died New London, CT 1980  Search this
Sitter:
unidentified  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (76.5 x 63.9 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
African American  Search this
Portrait female\child  Search this
Figure female\child\waist length  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Object\fruit\banana  Search this
Object\fruit\apple  Search this
Object\toy\animal  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.75
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk796e8d66c-edb7-403c-8570-b70ff70e8372
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.75

Brown Derby

Artist:
Stuart Edie, born Wichita Falls, TX 1908-died Guanajuato, Mexico 1974  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
24 1/8 x 30 in. (61.2 x 76.3 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1933-1934
Topic:
Dress\accessory\hat  Search this
Still life\furniture\table  Search this
Dress\costume\mask  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.83
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.83

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