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Window Cleaner

1932

William Wolfson

Associated Names

William Wolfson

Artist, American, 1894 - 1966

The image shows a person cleaning a window. The individual is wearing a safety harness and helmet, and is leaning over to reach the window with one arm extended upward. The person's upper body is bare, and they are wearing pants. The background outside the window displays a cityscape with tall buildings. Inside the space where the person is working appears to be an office setting with a telephone and paperwork on a desk.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

Image: 279 x 215 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.5122

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, "Window Cleaner" (in quotes); lower right, Wm Wolfson 16/50; within the print: lower rifgt, '32 / Wm Wolfson

Wikidata ID

Q76552315

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