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Washington, DC 20565

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Celebrating American art and artists
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Municipal Lodging House

1935

Blanche Grambs

Associated Names

Blanche Grambs

Artist, American, 1916 - 2010

Will Barnet

Printer, American, 1911 - 2012

The image shows seven men standing closely together. They are all depicted in full-body length against a dark background. The men have different facial expressions, wear coats, and some wear hats. They are positioned on what appears to be a staircase, with a brick wall in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 270 x 381 mm
sheet: 346 x 438 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2219
Catalogue Raisonné

Wechsler 1996, no. 14

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1996

Wechsler, James. "The Great Depression and the Prints of Blanche Grambs." Print Quarterly XIII (December 1996): no. 14.

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower center, Municipal Lodging House; lower right, Bla. GRAMBS.

Wikidata ID

Q76455212

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