"Buckwheat Harvest"
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Title
"Buckwheat Harvest"
Subject
art, Appalachia, New Deal, mural, federal art programs, buckwheat, post office
Description
A mural by Robert Gates depicting a buckwheat harvest in Garrett County, Maryland. The mural hangs in the Oakland, MD U.S. Post Office.
Creator
Robert Franklin Gates
Source
U.S. Post Office, Oakland, MD.
Publisher
West Virginia University Department of History
Date
1942.
Contributor
Nora Sutton
Rights
Items created by the federal government or its employees fall under fair use.
Format
Mural, tempura on canvas. 13'6" x 4'6"
Language
English
Coverage
art, federal art programs, New Deal, Appalachia, post office, cultural heritage, rural life, mural
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Mural
Physical Dimensions
13' x 5'
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