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Ida Y. Abelman and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City

Machine and ‘El’ Patterns

1937

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Machine and ‘El’ Patterns

1937

Physical Qualities Color crayon and brush and tusche lithograph with scraping, Sheet: 579 x 403 mm. (22 13/16 x 15 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.1943.9.357
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 ABELMAN, IDA / TITLE MACHINE AND 'EL' PATTERNS / MEDIUM COLOR LITHO / PROJECT NO. 565-3-1 / DATE 3/16/38 / Property of the / United States Government / FAP:394'; (stamped in black ink): 'APR 28 1938'.
Extended Loans IN

Inscribed: RECTO: LL, below image (stamped in black ink): 'FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA'; LC, below image (pencil) 'Machine and 'El' Patterns'; LR, below image (pencil): 'Ida Abelman'; BR Corner (pencil): '6'. VERSO: LR (pencil): '#1696 - gr. 1'; C: BMA stamp.

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