Sketch for Homesteaders mural: The First Furrow

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Sketch for Homesteaders mural: The First Furrow
Sketch for Homesteaders mural: The First Furrow
Artist/Maker (American, 1910 - 1982)
Date1962-63
MediumOil on masonite
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/8 × 41 in. (51.1 × 104.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Rachel B. Penney
Object number2002.29.1
Not on view
DescriptionSketch for a mural for the North wall of the Nebraska State Capitol vestibule in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Alternate Titles Turning of the Furrow
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 Not signed.
Inscribed "#33" at lower left in ink; "24" on verso at lower left in red marker.
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