Relief of Men Making Adobe Bricks
Rating
TITLE
Relief of Men Making Adobe Bricks
CREATOR
Swing , David (1864-1945)
SUBJECT
Swing , David Carrick (1864-1945) ; Adobe brick ; Building , Adobe--Southwestern States .
Browse Topic
Arts and architecture Work and labor
DESCRIPTION
This relief is one of thirteen Works Program Administration (WPA) reliefs created by David Swing for the Arizona Exposition & State Fair . This relief , set into the grandstand , depicts two men making adobe brick . Adobe brick can be made by hand with Arizona's natural clay mixed with water , straw and sometimes manure . Once the materials are mixed together , they are shaped into a brick and then completely baked by the sun . Once the brick is completely sunbaked , it can then be used in construction of homes , missions and other structures .
TYPE
Image
Acquisition Note
Contributed by the Arizona Exposition and State Fair
RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
Copyright and/or publication rights for all images in this collection are retained by this institution. Contact the Arizona Capitol Museum at 602-926-3620 or http://www.azlibrary.gov/museum for further information.
DATE ORIGINAL
1936-1937
Time Period
1930s (1930-1939)
ORIGINAL FORMAT
High relief
DIGITAL IDENTIFIER
EDITSwingPanel10.jpg
Date Digital
2011-01-06
DIGITAL FORMAT
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
REPOSITORY
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.
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David Swing Painting Collection at the Arizona Capitol Museum
