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Ball, Robert Edward, Jr.,
Landscape -- Missouri
Landscape -- Road
Architecture -- Bridge
Architecture exterior -- Industry
Architecture -- Vehicle
Mural
Lunette
Painting
The Gateway of the West, (painting).
Artist:
Ball, Robert Edward, Jr., 1890-1974, painter.
Title:
The Gateway of the West, (painting).
Dates:
ca. 1917-1928.
Dimensions:
12 x 6 ft.
Description:
This lunette is one of eight along the west end mezzanine that illustrate Missouri's development and resources. The view here is of Kansas City's famous Cliff Drive winding it way on the left and industrial plants and factories along the river on the right. The Burlington Railroad bridge across the river is visible in the distance, with rolling hillsides in the far distance.
Subject:
Landscape -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Landscape -- Road -- Cliff Drive
Architecture -- Bridge
Architecture exterior -- Industry -- Factory
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train
Object Type:
Mural
Lunette
Painting
Owner:
Missouri State Capitol, West end, mezzanine floor, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
References:
Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed.
Illustration:
Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed., (Pickard: Report of the Capitol Decoration Commission: pg. 116).
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 27620062
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