The Farmer

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CreatorAlonzo (Lon) Megargee, 1883-1979Browse TopicArt and Creative WorksSociety and CultureSubjectMegargee, LonPublic Works of Art Project (United States)Farm life in artDescriptionThe Farmer is one of three murals painted by Megargee for the Arizona State Capitol as part of the Public Works of Art Project in 1934 (the precursor to the WPA). This mural depicts a large farmer resting his hands on a shovel in front of all of Arizona's progress: modern machinery, agriculture and huge structures nestled in a valley.Date Original1934Date Range1930s (1930-1939)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.

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StateArizonaCountryUnited States

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IdentifierThe Farmer.jpgDate Digitized2010-12-12Digital FormatJPEGDigitizing InstitutionArizona Capitol Museum

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