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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Poor, Henry Varnum,     History -- United States     Portrait male -- Waring, William G.     Portrait male -- McKee, James     Portrait male -- Thompson, Moses     Portrait male -- Irvin, James     Portrait male -- Pugh, Evan     Portrait female -- McElwain, Harriet     Portrait male -- Buckhout, William A.     Portrait male -- Atherton, George W.     Portrait male -- Hetzel, Ralph Dorn     Portrait male -- Pattee, Fred Lewis     Occupation -- Education     Painting     Mural

The Land Grant Frescoes, Balcony Walls: The 'Old Boys,' (painting). Artist:  Poor, Henry Varnum, 1888-1970, painter. Title:  The Land Grant Frescoes, Balcony Walls: The 'Old Boys,' (painting). Dates:  ca. 1946. Description:  Balcony wall panel depicting the contributors to the founding and development of Pennsylvania State University (front left to right:) William G. Waring, James McKee, Moses Thompson, James Irvin, Evan Pugh, Harriet McElwain, William A. Buckhout, George W. Atherton, Ralph Dorn Hetzel, and Fred Lewis Pattee. Subject:  History -- United States Portrait male -- Waring, William G. -- Full length Portrait male -- McKee, James -- Full length Portrait male -- Thompson, Moses -- Full length Portrait male -- Irvin, James -- Full length Portrait male -- Pugh, Evan -- Full length Portrait female -- McElwain, Harriet -- Full length Portrait male -- Buckhout, William A. -- Full length Portrait male -- Atherton, George W. -- Full length Portrait male -- Hetzel, Ralph Dorn -- Full length Portrait male -- Pattee, Fred Lewis -- Full length Occupation -- Education -- University Founder Object Type:  Painting Mural Owner:  Pennsylvania State University, Old Main stairwell, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 Remarks:  The Land Grant Frescoes are an interpretation of the Morrill Land Grant Act signed by Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862. The Act provided for the establishment of one of more institutions of higher learning in each state. The fresco is composed of five main groups of figures. The fresco is a gift of the Class of 1946. References:  "The Land Grant Frescoes at the Pennsylvania State University Painted by Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1970)," University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art. 1981. Illustration:  "The Land Grant Frescoes at the Pennsylvania State University Painted by Henry Varnum Poor (1888-1970)," University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art. 1981. 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 46900071   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 46900071 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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