Workers of the Soil

1932 (published 1947)

John E. Costigan

Artist, American, 1888 - 1972

Associated American Artists

Publisher

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.96 × 32.7 cm (8 1/4 × 12 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.48 × 40.32 cm (12 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2015.19.1144

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Costigan 2000, p. 48

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Costigan, Daniel M., and David Butler. The Graphic Works of John Edward Costigan (1888-1972). Terre Haute, IN: Swope Art Museum, 2000, p. 48.

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 98, no. 864.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Workers of the Soil; lower right in graphite: J.E. Costigan N.A.

Markings

stamped lower right verso in black ink: F.B.B. (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q77011537

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