Slaughter House
1938
Artist, American, 1904 - 1979

Artwork overview
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Medium
wood engraving on wove Basingwerk Parchment paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 19.6 × 25 cm (7 11/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
sheet: 28.5 × 38.2 cm (11 1/4 × 15 1/16 in.) -
Accession
2022.173.47
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Annex Galleries; Robert Stana and Thomas Judy, 1988; gift to NGA, 2022
Associated Names
Inscriptions
"Bernard P. Schardt." lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Slaughter House" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand.
Markings
"Federal Art Project / NYC / WPA" lower left margin, stamped ink.
Watermarks
BASINGWERK PARCHMENT