Untitled by Victor P. Donahue, 1962

Item — Container: art rack

Identifier: MS0056-020048

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Series III is comprised of diversely formatted 4-H materials. It includes photographs, publications, correspondence and articles on boys' and girls' club work from 1915 through 1917, Extension Subcommittee on 4-H Club Work reports, impact studies and bibliographies, and Youth Staff Development and Training intern reports. It contains 4-H sheet music, 33.3 RPM records of radio spots, 4-H club songs on 78 RPM records, and National 4-H Week kits and posters. The sheet music is arranged chronologically. However, songs published the same date are arranged alphabetically by the composer or lyricist's name. Songs published by the same composer or lyricist the same year are arranged alphabetically by title of the song. The National 4-H Leader O.H. Benson's personal file in which the items are not sorted by date or subject was divided into 27 folders in order to maintain the original arrangement. All other dated materials are arranged chronologically. Many of the photographs are not dated and so are arranged by decades based on best estimates. The one poster that is not dated has been placed at the end of the poster collection.

Dates

Creation: 1962

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Mother sits at table in foreground with 4-H song book and other papers on table. 4-H teenage girl stands at sliding glass door with plates and a salad in her hands while watching with horror on her face while her 4-H teenage brother tries to control his Herford steer as it knocks over a nicely set picnic table in the yard.

Custodial History

This painting appeared as one of seven pieces of art in two exhibits during 2012. The exhibit explained the National 4-H Calendar Art program to attendees at National 4-H Conference in April and National 4-H Hall of Fame Award Program during National 4-H Week in October.

It was displayed as a part of the exhibit of original 4-H calendar and poster art in the Heritage Hallway J.C. Penney Hall, National 4-H Conference Center sfrom 2013 to 2024.

Dimensions

Acrylic or oil on canvas, 30 x 26 inches, unframed under stretcher strips. Conserved after donation from Dave and Sue Benedetti, National 4-H History Preservation Team Charter Members.