Firm Belief – Truth, Boldness, Self-Reliance (study for over-door, Old Senate Office Building)

Louis Schaettle, Firm Belief--Truth, Boldness, Self-Reliance (study for over-door, Old Senate Office Building), ca. 1916, pencil, tempera and watercolor on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mae Schaettle, 1966.32.6
Louis Schaettle, Firm Belief--Truth, Boldness, Self-Reliance (study for over-door, Old Senate Office Building), ca. 1916, pencil, tempera and watercolor on paperboard, sheet: 12 5⁄8 x 20 in. (32.1 x 50.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mae Schaettle, 1966.32.6
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Artwork Details

Title
Firm Belief – Truth, Boldness, Self-Reliance (study for over-door, Old Senate Office Building)
Artist
Date
ca. 1916
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 12 5⁄8 x 20 in. (32.1 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mae Schaettle
Mediums Description
pencil, tempera and watercolor on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Religion — angel
  • Study — mural study
  • Allegory — quality
  • Figure group
Object Number
1966.32.6
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.32.6

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