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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Reason

1941

Ruth L. Lewin

Associated Names

Ruth L. Lewin

Artist, American, 1924 - 1975

The image shows a large hand shape stretched across a landscape, with elongated fingers and a palm cradling a small house where people are gathered. A road or path winds through the terrain, leading from a child in the bottom right corner to the cloudy sky. The scene resembles a surreal depiction of an abstract narrative with familiar objects like hands, houses, and human figures.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 270 x 183 mm
sheet: 314 x 245 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3158

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, Reason; lower center, 12/41; lower right, Ruth Lewin.

Wikidata ID

Q76442576

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