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Relief of Missionary and Natives

This relief is one of thirteen Works Program Administration (WPA) reliefs created by David Swing for the Arizona Exposition & State Fair. This relief, set into the grandstand, depicts a missionary...

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Relief of Oxen Pulling a Wagon

This relief is one of thirteen Works Program Administration (WPA) reliefs created by David Swing for the Arizona Exposition & State Fair. This relief, set into the grandstand, depicts a man leading...

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Relief of 20th Century Progress

This relief is one of thirteen Works Program Administration (WPA) reliefs created by David Swing for the Arizona Exposition & State Fair. This relief, set into the grandstand, depicts the...

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Territorial Prison

"Territorial Prison" is one of the 15 murals painted by David Swing for the Arizona State exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition, held at San Francisco, California in 1939. This painting...

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Mount Graham

"Mount Graham" is one of the 15 murals painted by David Swing for the Arizona State exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition, held at San Francisco, California in 1939. Mount Graham is...

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Relief of Men Making Adobe Bricks

This relief is one of thirteen Works Program Administration (WPA) reliefs created by David Swing for the Arizona Exposition & State Fair. This relief, set into the grandstand, depicts two men...

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WPA Panel on the Grandstand at the Arizona State Fairgrounds

This panel adorns the grandstand at the Arizona State Fairgrounds, where David Swing contributed 13 unique reliefs. A total of 23 reliefs by David Swing are still visible on the grandstand today.

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Lake Mead

"Lake Mead" is one of the 15 murals painted by David Swing for the Arizona State exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition, held at San Francisco, California in 1939. Lake Mead was originally...

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Camelback Mountain

"Camelback Mountain" is one of the 15 murals painted by David Swing for the Arizona State exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition, held at San Francisco, California in 1939. This painting...

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Petrified Forest

"Petrified Forest" is one of the 15 murals painted by David Swing for the Arizona State exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition, held at San Francisco, California in 1939. This painting...

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Rough Going

"Rough Going" is a mural painted by David Swing in 1944. This painting depicts two people riding laden horses down the lush and unpopulated Sonoran desert. Mountains and clouds rise in the distance.

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The Painted Desert

"The Painted Desert" is one of the 15 murals painted by David Swing for the Arizona State exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition, held at San Francisco, California in 1939. This painting...

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Roosevelt Dam

"Roosevelt Dam" is one of the 15 murals painted by David Swing for the Arizona State exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition, held at San Francisco, California in 1939. This painting...

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Arizona Highways article "Arizona on Treasure Island"

This June 1939 issue of Arizona Highways Magazine highlights the Arizona exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco in the article "Arizona on Treasure Island." The magazine...

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Invitation to an Exhibition

Private invitation to an exhibition of the works of David Swing and Victor Casnelli

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Letter from Llewelyn A. Herring to David Swing

Letter from Llewelyn A. Herring to David Swing regarding opportunities for Swing to display his paintings at an exhibit of Western Furniture

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Hand-drawn Sketch of Western Town

Hand-drawn sketch of a western city with light details, created by David Swing.

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Hand-drawn Sketch of Man on Horse

Hand-drawn sketch of a man riding a horse, created by David Swing.

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Hand-drawn Sketch of Mule

Hand-drawn sketch of a mule with a load, created by David Swing.

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Correspondence between David Swing and Nugent family

Correspondence between David Swing and the Nugent family regarding the sale of artwork

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