American Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945

Hauptmann Must Die
Artist Marsh, Reginald
     nationality American
     birth-death 1898-1954
Creation date 1935
Materials egg tempera on masonite
Dimensions 27 3/4 x 35 3/4 in. 34 x 42 in. (framed)
Location American Scene Gallery
Credit line Bequest of Felicia Meyer Marsh
Accession number 79.167
Gallery Label

Marsh employed a graphic, linear technique to bring individuality to the travelers.

The newspaper headline refers to the sentencing of the convicted kidnapper of Charles Lindbergh's baby.

Marsh's artistic inspiration derived from his study of European Old Master painters.


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