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Chinese Theatre Scene No. 1

Carl Frederick Hobby and WPA/Federal Art Project, San Francisco

Chinese Theatre Scene No. 1

1936

Scroll

Chinese Theatre Scene No. 1

1936

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 404 x 289 mm. (15 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.) Image: 374 x 250 mm. (14 3/4 x 9 13/16 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.1943.9.808
Blind stamp reads 'FEDERAL' above 'ART' above 'PROJECT' in oval with flat sides.
Extended Loans IN

Inscribed: RECTO: LL margin (pencil): 'Chinese Theatre Scene No. 1'; LR margin (pencil): 'C.F. Hobby'. VERSO: TL (pencil): 'Hobby / Calif / Litho' and '#1696 - gr. 2'; BL (pencil): '1807-1906; C: BMA stamp.

Artist

Carl Frederick Hobby

1885–1963

American, 1886-1964
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Publisher

WPA/Federal Art Project, San Francisco

2000–2000

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