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Girl Sewing

Harold Anchel and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City

Girl Sewing

1934-1937

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Girl Sewing

1934-1937

Physical Qualities Crayon and brush and tusche lithograph with scraping, Sheet: 404 x 290 mm. (15 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.) Image: 254 x 222 mm. (10 x 8 3/4 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.1943.9.530
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 ANCHEL, HAROLD / TITLE GIRL SEWING / MEDIUM LITHO / PROJECT NO. 265-6900 / DATE 3/16/38 / Property of the / United States Government'; (stamped in black ink): 'APR 28 1938'.
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Inscribed: RECTO: LL margin (stamped in black ink): 'FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA'; LC margin (pencil): 'Girl Sewing'; LR margin (pencil): 'Harold Anchel'; BR Corner (pencil): '12'. VERSO: LR (pencil): '#1696 - gr. 2'; C: BMA stamp.

Artist

Harold Anchel

1911–1979

American, 1912-1980
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Publisher

WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City

2000–2000

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