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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Corona Dump '29

1939

Charles Ernest Pont

Associated Names

Charles Ernest Pont

Artist, American, 1898 - 1971

The image shows a landscape with hills or dunes meeting a cloudy sky. The sun's rays beam through the clouds, illuminating parts of the landscape. The artwork uses woodcut or engraving techniques to depict texture and depth with bold lines. The color scheme is monochromatic, focusing on black and white contrasts. Some elements include stylized grasses and a body of water in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

Medium

wood engraving
Credit Line

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

image: 101 x 153 mm
sheet: 182 x 240 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3975

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in pencil: Corona Dump '29 Worlds Fair Food Section '39; lower right: Charles E. Pont.

Markings

lower left stamped in black ink: FEDERAL ART PROJECT NYC WPA

Wikidata ID

Q76442027

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