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"Internal Revenue Building", PWAP Painting, 3/1/34 Disposition: J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director, Artist: Dorsey Doniphan

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Paintings2315 of 2393 “Looking Down Penna. Ave. (Dept. of Labor)”, WPA.1935.8, 1935 Painting by Dorsey Doniphan1892 watercolor by FM Gamble, Mill Valley, CA
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    Posted 12 years ago

    miKKoChris…
    (52 items)

    THIS PAINTING IS BEING POSTED FOR COMPARISON WITH HELLOKITTY'S DONIPHAN PORTRAIT OF A LITTLE GIRL.

    WHEN MY RESEARCH IS COMPLETE ON THIS TOPIC, I WILL POST THE BODY OF OUR DONIPHAN FINDINGS on the hellokitty6811's 'Dorsey Doniphan' Show and Tell. That Show and Tell can be found at:

    http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/51817-dorsey-doniphan-painting

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    This image and accompanying text comes to us from the great courtesy of the Registrar @ the Curator of the U.S. Treasury Dept., Washington, D.C. Where I have added text, I have placed it in brackets.

    [Treasury text follows below. Full bibliographical citation of some sources that Treasury quotes is unavailable. The text comes courtesy of the Treasury Department. Original Disposition: Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Dept. of Justice, FBI, 3/14/34. Current disposition: Believed to be in the Treasury Department Collection.]

    WPA.1934.7 “Internal Revenue Building”, 1934, oil on canvas
    Frame: 35 ½ x 30 ¼ x 1”
    Sight: 29 3/8 x 24 3/8”

    Label on reverse reads “Public Works of Art Project/Room 168-Treasury Building/Artist: Dorsey Doniphan/Title: Internal Revenue Building/Disposition: Mr. J.E. Hoover 3/14/34/Dept. Of Justice”.

    Label text: Edwin Dorsey Doniphan was born in Washington, D.C. His art training began at the Corcoran School of Art, where he studied under the influential American painter Edmund Tarbell, one of Boston's leading artists at the turn of the century. He went on to study at the School for the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. While at the Corcoran, he won a gold medal for his work. Doniphan is best known for his city scenes of Washington, but he also painted portraits, as he stated in his autobiography written for the Treasury's Section of Painting and Sculpture: "[I] painted portraits of a number of persons, some of whom would like to be prominent, but [I] prefer to paint oxen."

    Doniphan's painting was completed in Washington, D.C. for the Public Works of Art Project. A newspaper article at the time characterizes his work as "excellent."

    Doniphan's work has been exhibited at the Corcoran Biennial, in most states and in several foreign countries. Doniphan's works done for the Department of Treasury's Section of Fine Arts include two murals at the Marlinton, West Virginia, Post Office and easel paintings in many federal buildings. He was a member of the Society of Washington Artists and the Watercolor Club of Washington, as well as the American Artists' Professional League.

    [Source: From M. Lavine, Registrar at the Curator's Office, U.S. Treasury Dept., Washington, D.C., Email of 6/1/2012 to miKKoChristmas11, Attachment: "Edwin Dorsey Doniphan Paintings in the Treasury Collection", May 2012.]

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    1. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Thank you kindly, inky!
    2. inky inky, 12 years ago
      They are all just lovely!.....:-)
    3. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Thank you so very much, inky!!! I love them, and it is very fine to hear that you do, too. Regards, miKKo
    4. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Thank you kindly, bratjdd and vetraio50!
    5. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      You are too kind, and it's always a pleasure to see you weighing in on something! I would have trouble staying tuned in if I had just secured a jaunty Wren's hat for myself! Regards, miKKo
    6. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Thank you kindly, scandinavian_treasures! Ditto :)
    7. lundy lundy, 12 years ago
      hi tats nice thank you
    8. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Hi, lundy! Good to see you! You're most welcome, and thank you kindly!!! :)
    9. lundy lundy, 12 years ago
      your so welcome hope u had a great 4th
    10. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Hi, Lundy! Yes, I had a fine Fourth of July observance - did you? I see from Manikin's 'Peggy' posting that you're underwater. I'm sorry. I hope your home doesn't flood and that you are all safe - and that you even find a way to enjoy the high water! Regards, miKKo
    11. lundy lundy, 12 years ago
      above water with work a struggle with the building trade ,interior finish work thank you mikko
    12. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      I'm sorry to hear about your struggles with the building. Carpentry is a trade that requires more than skill - MUCH PATIENCE required. I know that you've got both the skills and the patience, and I know you'll make everything work out fine. God bless and keep you. I'll keep your project in my prayers. miKKo
    13. lundy lundy, 12 years ago
      you have nice things here ,[i thank you very much ]id love to send you a pitc of my work
    14. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Hi, lundy! How kind of you! Perhaps you could post a photo to Show and Tell of one of your projects. I'd love to see a photo of the kind of things that you do. Thank you!!! miKKo
    15. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Thank you kindly, AmberRose and Harborguy!!! : )
    16. lundy lundy, 12 years ago
      hi yes ill do that now
    17. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Hi, lundy! Super! I'll wait a few minutes and check it out. Thanks! miKKo
    18. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Thank you kindly, inky!!! : ) miKKo
    19. Yuko Yuko, 12 years ago
      MikkoChristmas11 : This painting is beautiful cityscape. I like the other pictures you have.
      Thanks for sharing your treasures.
      Yuko
    20. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Hi, Yuko! Many thanks for your appreciation and very kind comments! I am so glad that you like these paintings. The artist seems to have vanished since he painted these, and it is very good to hear that someone still appreciates his work, sir. I love so many of your treasures, and I hope you will post many more of them! miKKo
    21. miKKoChristmas11 miKKoChristmas11, 12 years ago
      Thank you kindly, mustangtony!! : )

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