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Shave 25¢
Public Domain

Beatrice M. Mandelman and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City

Shave 25¢

1937

Scroll
Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph with scraping, Sheet: 290 x 404 mm. (11 7/16 x 15 7/8 in.) Image: 222 x 273 mm. (8 3/4 x 10 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.1943.9.940
Virginia Anderson and Robin Owen Joyce, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Art/Work: Women Printmakers of the WPA," November 5, 2023 - June 30, 2024.

Inscribed: RECTO: LL margin (stamped in black ink): 'FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA'; LR margin (pencil): 'Shave 25¢ Beatrice Mandelman'; BR Corner (pencil): '8'. VERSO: LR (pencil): '#1696 - gr. 2'; C: BMA stamp.

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