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Artist/Maker
James Penney
(American, 1910 - 1982)
Date1962-63
MediumOil on masonite
DimensionsOverall: 17 13/16 × 38 3/4 in. (45.2 × 98.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Rachel B. Penney
Object number2002.29.3
Not on view
DescriptionSketch for a mural for the West wall of the Nebraska State Capitol vestibule in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Additional Details
Alternate Titles
Homesteaders Camp Fire
Provenance
2002: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Rachel Penney;
1982 - 2002: Rachel Penney, by inheritance from her husband, the artist.
1982 - 2002: Rachel Penney, by inheritance from her husband, the artist.
Markings
No marks noted.
Signature
Signed "James Penney" on verso at center in marker.
Inscribed
"Neb. Capital", "24A" on verso at center in marker.
James Penney
Date: 1962-63
Medium: Oil on masonite
Object number: 2002.29.1
James Penney
Date: 1962-63
Medium: Oil on masonite
Object number: 2002.29.2
James Eadie-Reid
Date: unknown
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object number: 1992.39
James Eadie-Reid
Date: unknown
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object number: 1992.40
William C. Palmer
Date: 1939
Medium: Gouache, pencil, and ink on tissue paper
Object number: WCP.591.2