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Painting of helmeted soldiers around a cannon, with a central female figure in bright light and fiery red tones at the right edge.

War (mural study, War Department building, Washington, D.C.)

A dense, layered composition of soldiers in helmets working around a large cannon, with a central female figure rising above them in a bright blue-white light. Stylized, overlapping forms in green, rust and gray tempera suggest a mural study for a government building.

Artist
Kindred McLeary
Date
1941
Medium
tempera on paperboard
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2366 × 2880 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1941).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Guerra, estudio para mural de Kindred McLeary (1941)

Una composición densa y superpuesta de soldados con cascos trabajando alrededor de un gran cañón, con una figura femenina central que se eleva en una luz azul blanquecina. Formas estilizadas en verde, óxido y gris en témpera sugieren un estudio para un mural.

Português: Guerra, estudo para mural de Kindred McLeary (1941)

Uma composição densa e sobreposta de soldados de capacete trabalhando ao redor de um grande canhão, com uma figura feminina central que se eleva em uma luz azul-esbranquiçada. Formas estilizadas em verde, ferrugem e cinza em têmpera sugerem um estudo para mural.

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