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Smith, Frank Hill,
Homage -- Hancock, John
Animal -- Bird
Emblem
Mural
Painting
(John Hancock Ceiling Mural), (painting).
Artist:
Smith, Frank Hill, 1841-1904, painter.
Title:
(John Hancock Ceiling Mural), (painting).
Dates:
ca. 1894.
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
Approx. 15 or 18 ft. x 35 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Ceiling mural with the name "JOHN HANCOCK" in the center oval, surrounded by a square with an eagle, flags, and a shield at the top and two cornucopias on the bottom corners. Each side of the mural is embellished with a circular emblem, one containing a beehive and the other a sailing ship.
Subject:
Homage -- Hancock, John
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Emblem
Object Type:
Mural
Painting
Owner:
Massachusetts State House, Beacon Hill, Main Staircase Hall, Boston, Massachusetts 02133
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
Purchased by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ca. 1894.
References:
Massachusetts Art Commission, "Art in the Massachusetts State House," 1986.
Illustration:
Massachusetts Art Commission, "Art in the Massachusetts State House," 1986, pg. 65.
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 20550062
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Inventory of American Paintings
20550062
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