Moses Oley and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City
Bridges Over Harlem River
1935
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Crayon lithograph with scraping, Sheet: 404 x 583 mm. (15 7/8 x 22 15/16 in.)
Image: 294 x 429 mm. (11 9/16 x 16 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.1943.9.320
Label removed from verso (form; with ARTIST, TITLE, and MEDIUM filled in with black ink): 'WORKS PROGRESS ADMI[torn] / FEDERAL ART PROJ[torn] / STATE N.Y. [torn] / ARTIST OLEY, M[torn] / TITLE BRIDGES OVER HARLEM RIVER / MEDIUM LITHO / PROJECT NO. 265-6900 -853 / DATE APR 16 1937[stamped in blue ink] / Property of the / United States Government; (stamped in black ink): 'APR 21 1937'; (pencil): 'B'.
Inscribed: RECTO: LL margin (stamped in black ink): 'FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA'; LC margin (pencil): 'Bridges over Harlem River'; LR margin (pencil): 'M. Oley.'; BR Corner on stone: 'M. Oley'; BR Corner (pencil): '8'. VERSO: LR (pencil): '#1696 - gr. I'; C: BMA stamp.
