Speculation, design for WPA project mural "Life in New York"

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Speculation, design for WPA project mural "Life in New York"
Speculation, design for WPA project mural "Life in New York"
Artist/Maker (American, 1906 - 1987)
Date1934
MediumCrayon and pastel on cardboard
DimensionsComposition/Sheet: 8 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (21.6 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineWilliam C. Palmer papers. Bequest of William C. Palmer. Transferred from Hamilton College Library Special Collections.
Object numberWCP.588.3
Not on view
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Additional Details

Provenance 2009: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by transfer from Hamilton College Library Special Collections;
c. 1987: Hamilton College Library Special Collections, by bequest of William C. Palmer.
Signature Signed in pencil at lower right: William C. Palmer; signed and dated in pencil on sheet attached to mat at lower center: Decoration by William C. Palmer / 220 West 16th St. N.Y.C. / 1934
Inscribed Entitled in pencil on sheet attached to mat at lower right: Speculation; inscribed in pencil on sheet attached to mat at lower left: Transportation; in pencil on sheet attached to mat at lower center: Production
Life in New York - Transportation, design for WPA project mural "Life in New York"
Life in New York - Transportation, design for WPA project mural "Life in New York"
William C. Palmer
Date: 1933-1934
Medium: Crayon and pastel on cardboard
Object number: WCP.588.2
Life in New York - Amusement, design for WPA project mural "Life in New York"
Life in New York - Amusement, design for WPA project mural "Life in New York"
William C. Palmer
Date: 1933-1934
Medium: Crayon and pastel on cardboard
Object number: WCP.588.1
Manhattan from Brooklyn, design for WPA project mural "Life in New York"
Manhattan from Brooklyn, design for WPA project mural "Life in New York"
William C. Palmer
Date: 1933
Medium: Crayon and pastel on cardboard
Object number: WCP.588.7
Picton, Ontario
Picton, Ontario
William C. Palmer
Date: 1930-1931
Medium: Crayon on paper
Object number: WCP.430
Photograph by John Bentham.
Sketchbook [Mohawk Valley]
William C. Palmer
Date: 1953
Medium: Crayon and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.32
Photograph by John Bentham.
Sketchbook [Art Students League]
William C. Palmer
Date: 1925-26
Medium: Graphite, crayon, watercolor and ink on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.23
Booby Traps
Booby Traps
William C. Palmer
Date: c. 1945
Medium: Gouache and crayon on tracing paper
Object number: WCP.619.4
Defense Against Tank Attack
Defense Against Tank Attack
William C. Palmer
Date: c. 1945
Medium: Gouache and crayon on tracing paper
Object number: WCP.619.5
Observation
Observation
William C. Palmer
Date: c. 1945
Medium: Gouache and crayon on tracing paper
Object number: WCP.619.6
Untitled [mural for World's Fair]
Untitled [mural for World's Fair]
William C. Palmer
Date: 1939
Medium: Gouache and ink on tissue
Object number: WCP.591.3
Sketch for World's Fair mural
Sketch for World's Fair mural
William C. Palmer
Date: 1939
Medium: Gouache, pencil, and ink on tissue paper
Object number: WCP.591.2
Wash drawing for "The Source"
Wash drawing for "The Source"
William C. Palmer
Date: likely late 1930's
Medium: Charcoal and ink on paper
Object number: 1991.164