Students Working in a Forge Study for the Land Grant Frescoes
Item
Title
Students Working in a Forge
Study for the Land Grant Frescoes
Study for the Land Grant Frescoes
Creator
Henry Varnum Poor
American, 1887-1970
American, 1887-1970
Date
c. 1939-40
Materials
Mixed media on gessoed Masonite
Measurements
20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61 cm)
Description
"To the right and back of Lincoln," Poor wrote about the mural segment for which this painting is a study (and before he moved it to accommodate the scene involving President Pugh), "are students working in a shop or forge, over wooden gears—parts of an early machine. The landscape background is the dark mining regions of the state with high long mountain ridges at the top."
Poor was well known for his mural painting, and exhibited his studies for them on numerous occasions. This study was shown in early 1946 at the First Mural Exhibition at the National Academy of Design.
Poor was well known for his mural painting, and exhibited his studies for them on numerous occasions. This study was shown in early 1946 at the First Mural Exhibition at the National Academy of Design.
Source
Palmer Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University
Identifier
96.5
Rights
This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted.