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Man the Maker, U.S. Post Office, Corning, Iowa (unrealized)

Man the Maker, U.S. Post Office, Corning, Iowa (unrealized)
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Man the Maker, U.S. Post Office, Corning, Iowa (unrealized)
1939
Country: 
United States New York New York
Accession: 
XX1994.10
Ida York Abelman Artist
Collection: 
Object
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject: 
Public Works , Agriculture , Machines
Inches 26 44-1/8 Dimensions, board Inches 15 36-1/8 Dimensions, image, Centimeters 66.0 112.1 Dimensions, board Centimeters 38.1 91.8 Dimensions, image
Credit Line: 
The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
URL: 
XX1994.10.JPG
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Industrial Design~Paintings and Sculpture
Oil on Masonite mural study depicting a close-up foreshortened view of stylized grey farm machinery (plow arm?) in green field with pale grey sky; large green stalk of corn at right; red and yellow lights at left.
Man the Maker, U.S. Post Office, Corning, Iowa (unrealized)
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  • Title :     Man the Maker, U.S. Post Office, Corning, Iowa (unrealized)
  • Artist:     Ida York Abelman Artist
  • Accession:     XX1994.10
  • Country:     United States New York New York
  • Date:     1939
  • Dimensions:     Inches 26 44-1/8 Dimensions, board Inches 15 36-1/8 Dimensions, image, Centimeters 66.0 112.1 Dimensions, board Centimeters 38.1 91.8 Dimensions, image
  • Collection:     Object
  • Category:     Paintings and Sculpture
  • Subject:     Public Works , Agriculture , Machines
  • Credit Line:     The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
  • URL:     XX1994.10.JPG
  • Tags:     Industrial Design~Paintings and Sculpture
Description:
Oil on Masonite mural study depicting a close-up foreshortened view of stylized grey farm machinery (plow arm?) in green field with pale grey sky; large green stalk of corn at right; red and yellow lights at left.
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