Mural Study, The Modern Crusaders
Date1921
Artist
Stanley Massey Arthurs
(American painter, 1877–1950)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions22 1/8 x 56 1/4 in. (56.2 x 142.9 cm)
frame: 23 3/4 x 57 7/8 in. (60.3 x 147 cm)
frame: 23 3/4 x 57 7/8 in. (60.3 x 147 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Joseph Bancroft, 1942
Object number1942-10
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextStanley Arthurs was commissioned by the State of Delaware to paint a mural depicting American forces fighting in France commissioned by the State of Delaware in 1919; this painting is a study. The artist spent months visiting French battlefields and consulted with the U.S. Army for background on scenery and military dress. The ghost-like figures hovering above the ground at right are Joan of Arc, George Washington leading the Revolutionary Army, and an unidentified figure.The final mural was originally displayed in the Delaware Supreme Court Building, Dover, DE. By 2008, it had been moved to the Delaware Veterans Home in Milford, DE.
The painting was reproduced in The American Historical Scene as Depicted by Stanley Arthurs (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1935).
