Ruth Chaney and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City
Behind the Theater
1930-1940
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Crayon and brush and tusche lithograph with scraping, Sheet: 581 x 404 mm. (22 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.)
Image: 378 x 276 mm. (14 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The United States General Services Administration, formerly Federal Works Agency, Works Progress Administration, on extended loan to the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Object Number
L.1943.9.159
Label removed from verso (form; with ARTIST, TITLE, MEDIUM, and DATE filled in with black ink): 'WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION / FEDERAL ART PROJECT / STATE N.Y. CITY N.Y. / ARTIST CHANEY, RUTH / TITLE BEHIND THE THEATER / MEDIUM LITHO / PROJECT NO. 265-6900 / DATE 8/30/37 / Property of the / United States Government'; (stamped in black ink): 'SEP 4 1937'; (red pencil): 'B'.
Inscribed: RECTO: LL margin (stamped in black ink): 'FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA'; LC margin (pencil): 'Behind the Theater'; LR margin (pencil): 'Chaney'; BR Corner (pencil): '5'. VERSO: LR (pencil): '#1696 - gr. I'; C: BMA stamp.
Publisher
WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City
2000–2000
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