Work for America!

Name:

PAINTING

Work for America!

1918

Country:

United States New York New York

Accession:

87.5.21

Dean Cornwell Artist

Collection:

Object

War and Political Propaganda

Subject:

Laborers/Workers , Public Works , War/Military , Figurative , Industry , World War I 1914-1918 , Graphic Design , Propaganda , Nationalism

Inches 40-1/8 29-3/4 1-1/2 Dimensions, framed Inches 36-1/4 25-3/4 Dimensions, unframed, Centimeters 101.9 75.6 3.8 Dimensions, framed Centimeters 92.1 65.4 Dimensions, unframed

Credit Line:

The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection

URL:

87.5.21.JPG

Tags:

War and Political Propaganda~Paintings and Scuplture

Oil on paper painting mounted to a wood panel depicting a shirtless male laborer with a sledgehammer; marching soldiers and industrial scene in the background; an original design for a WWI poster.

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Image Rights and Reproductions

Title : Work for America!
Artist: Dean Cornwell Artist
Accession: 87.5.21
Country: United States New York New York
Date: 1918
Dimensions: Inches 40-1/8 29-3/4 1-1/2 Dimensions, framed Inches 36-1/4 25-3/4 Dimensions, unframed, Centimeters 101.9 75.6 3.8 Dimensions, framed Centimeters 92.1 65.4 Dimensions, unframed
Collection: Object
Collection Theme: War and Political Propaganda
Subject: Laborers/Workers , Public Works , War/Military , Figurative , Industry , World War I 1914-1918 , Graphic Design , Propaganda , Nationalism
Credit Line: The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
URL: 87.5.21.JPG
Tags: War and Political Propaganda~Paintings and Scuplture

Description:

Oil on paper painting mounted to a wood panel depicting a shirtless male laborer with a sledgehammer; marching soldiers and industrial scene in the background; an original design for a WWI poster.