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California 1938

Charles Frederick Surendorf and WPA/Federal Art Project, San Francisco

California 1938

1937

Scroll
Physical Qualities Wood engraving with hand coloring, Sheet: 197 x 264 mm. (7 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.) Image: 156 x 203 mm. (6 1/8 x 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.1943.9.62
Blind stamp on recto: 'FEDERAL' above 'ART' above 'PROJECT' in oval with flat sides.
Extended Loans IN

Inscribed: RECTO: LL margin (pencil): 'California 1938'; LC margin (pencil): '18/28'; LR margin (pencil): 'Charles Surendorf'. VERSO: TL (pencil): '#1696 - gr. 2'; C: BMA stamp; BL (pencil): '2152-2251' and (stamped in black ink): 'JUL 29 1938'.

Artist

Charles Frederick Surendorf

1905–1978

American, 1906-1979
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Publisher

WPA/Federal Art Project, San Francisco

2000–2000

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