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Two on a Bench

Eli Jacobi and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City

Two on a Bench

1934-1938

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Two on a Bench

1934-1938

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph with scraping, Sheet: 322 x 408 mm. (12 11/16 x 16 1/16 in.) Image: 272 x 360 mm. (10 11/16 x 14 3/16 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.1943.9.74
Extended Loans IN

Inscribed: RECTO: LL margin (stamped in black ink): 'FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA'; LC margin (pencil): ' Two on a Bench' ; LR margin (pencil): 'Eli Jacobi'; BR Corner (pencil): '23'; UR on stone: '[artist's monogram]'. VERSO: UL (pencil): '#1696 - gr. I'; C: BMA stamp.

Artist

Eli Jacobi

1897–1983

American, born Russia, 1898-1984
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Publisher

WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City

2000–2000

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