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First State Election in Detroit, Michigan, 1837

Date1837
Object PlaceDetroit, Michigan, United States, North America
MediumPaint on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions30 3/4 × 24 1/2 inches (78.11 × 62.23 cm)
Credit LineCollection of The Detroit Institute of Arts
Object number57.267
DescriptionStreet scene with many figures. Building with flag in foreground dominates right. Man at extreme right carries banner reading "NO MONOPOLY".
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Locations
  • Storage - Long-term   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, American Art, Paintings 1
ProvenanceFormerly in the collections of: General Alpheus Williams Martha Conant Tillman (Mrs. J. W. Tillman, niece of Shubael Conant) Louie Tillman Carson (Mrs. Samuel T. Carson)