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Seamstress
Public Domain

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

Seamstress

1934-1937

Scroll

Seamstress

1934-1937

Physical Qualities Crayon and brush and tusche lithograph with scraping, Sheet: 400 x 287 mm. (15 3/4 x 11 5/16 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.1943.9.130
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 SEAMSTRESS / MEDIUM LITHO / PROJECT NO. 265-6900 / DATE 1/24/38 / Property of the / United States Government'; (stamped in black ink): 'JAN 29 1938'.

Inscribed: RECTO: LL margin (stamped in black ink): 'FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA'; LC margin (pencil): 'Seamstress'; LR margin (pencil): 'Harold Anchel'; BR Corner (pencil): '8'. VERSO: LR (pencil): '#1696 - gr. 2'; C: BMA stamp.

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