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Study for Mural in Rhinebeck, New York, Post Office
Study for Mural in Rhinebeck, New York, Post Office
Object number1994.8

Study for Mural in Rhinebeck, New York, Post Office

Datec. 1940
Artist (American, 1904-1981)
CultureAmerican
MediumOil on canvas (unstretched)
DimensionsMatted: 19 x 40 in. (48.3 x 101.6 cm)
Sheet: 12 x 36 in. (30.5 x 91.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Debroah Dows
Period20th c
Classification(s)
Bibliographyéor the People: American Mural Drawings of the 1930s and 1940s, (Poughkeepsie: FLLAC, 2007)
Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryRedhook, New York, Museum of Rhinebeck History, "Olin Dows and Public Art in the New Deal," April 25, 1998;

Poughkeepsie, NY, FLLAC, Vassar College, "For the People: American Mural Drawings of the 1930s and 1940s." January 12-March 11, 2007.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email loebcollections@vassar.edu
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