Sketch for Homesteaders mural: The Homesteader’s Campfire

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Sketch for Homesteaders mural: The Homesteader’s Campfire
Sketch for Homesteaders mural: The Homesteader’s Campfire
Artist/Maker (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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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.
Markings No marks noted.
Signature Signed "James Penney" on verso at center in marker.
Inscribed "Neb. Capital", "24A" on verso at center in marker.
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