John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art
Reno, Nevada
The Lilley Museum of Art is located on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Reno.
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- Maynard Dixon
- High Scalers, 1934
- Oil
- 19.75 x 16 in
- Framed: 25.625 x 21.875 x 2.5 in
- Inv: 2019.3.7
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Title: High Scalers
Artist: Maynard Dixon
Date: 1934
Medium: Oil on board
Credit Line: Collection of the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art, Gift from the estate of Patricia Cunningham to the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation
Item description: Boulder Dam Project Series: In 1934, Dixon was commissioned by the federal government to document the construction of the Boulder Dam. Boulder Dam is recognized as Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in southern Nevada. Item description: A painting of dam construction workers who are abseil the canyon walls.
- Collections: Paintings
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