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The Beginner
Public Domain

Bernard Joseph Steffan and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City

The Beginner

1934-1938

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The Beginner

1934-1938

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph with scraping and burnishing, Sheet: 408 x 291 mm. (16 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.) Image: 296 x 231 mm. (11 5/8 x 9 1/8 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.1943.9.870

Inscribed: RECTO: BL on stone: 'Steffen'; LL margin (stamped in black ink): 'FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA'; LC margin (pencil): 'The Beginner'; LR margin (pencil): 'Bernard Steffen'; BR Corner (pencil): '20'. VERSO: LR (pencil): '#1696 - gr. 2'; C: BMA stamp.

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