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The Land Grant Frescoes, North Wall: Seminar Group, (painting). Artist:  Poor, Henry Varnum, 1888-1970, painter. Title:  The Land Grant Frescoes, North Wall: Seminar Group, (painting). Dates:  ca. 1932. Description:  The middle right (upper) panel depicts Dr. Evan Pugh, first president of the college, teaching a group of students. Subject:  History -- United States Portrait male -- Pugh, Evan -- Waist length Figure group Occupation -- Education -- Student Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Occupation -- Education -- University President Object -- Written Matter -- Book 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 1932. 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. "Henry Varnum Poor, 1887-1970: A Retrospective Exhibition," University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, 1983, pg. 32. Boswell, Peyton, Jr., "Varnum Poor," New York, NY Hyperion Press Harper and Brothers, 1941, pg. 77. 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. "Henry Varnum Poor, 1887-1970: A Retrospective Exhibition," University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, 1983, fig. 16. Boswell, Peyton, Jr., "Varnum Poor," New York, NY Hyperion Press Harper and Brothers, 1941, pg. 61. 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 46900067   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 46900067 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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