The Painted Desert

Descriptive

CreatorMegargee, Lon (1883-1960)Browse TopicArt and Creative WorksSociety and CultureSubjectMegargee, LonPainted Desert (Ariz.)DescriptionThe Painted Desert is one of fifteen murals painted by Lon Megargee for the Arizona State Capitol from 1913 to 1914. It depicts a lone rider heading into a stark but brightly colored desert. The Painted Desert is part of the Petrified Forest National Park.Date Original1914Date Range1910s (1910-1919)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatPaintings (visual works)Contributing InstitutionArizona Capitol MuseumCollectionLon Megargee PaintingsRights StatementIn Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ 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.

Geographic

Geographic FeaturePainted DesertCountyApache CountyNavajo CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited StatesGeoNames URIhttp://sws.geonames.org/5307805

PlacePainted Desert

Administrative

IdentifierThe Painted Desert.jpgDate Digitized2010-12-12Digital FormatJPEGDigitizing InstitutionArizona Capitol Museum

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