Jersey Relief Project

c. 1935-1943

Ann Nooney

Associated Names
Ann Nooney

Artist, American, 1893 - 1964

The image depicts a construction or industrial site on a hillside. The upper part of the image shows bare trees, small buildings, and light clouds in the sky. The artwork features intricate brushstrokes creating contrasts and textures in a monochromatic palette of black and gray. Earth piles, industrial machinery like cranes, and working figures are visible in the foreground, leading towards buildings on the hillside further away.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sylvan Cole Gallery (via Mann-Williams Antiques), New York, NY, 21 November 1987; to Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower center, Jersey Relief Project; lower right, Ann Nooney
Stamped in black ink: lower left, FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA (in caps).

Wikidata ID

Q76443322

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