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Politician

c. 1939

Lou Barlow

Artist, American, 1908 - 2011

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Artwork overview

Medium

wood engraving in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 11.8 × 15.7 cm (4 5/8 × 6 3/16 in.)
sheet: 22.9 × 30.5 cm (9 × 12 in.)
Accession

2008.115.755

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Politician; lower right in graphite: Lou Barlow; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Last Available $100 -

Wikidata ID

Q76442492