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Children Painting

1938

Helen Malta

Associated Names

Helen Malta

Artist, American, born 1912

The image shows five children seated around a table, each focused on drawing or painting on individual sheets of paper. The children have different hairstyles and are wearing simple clothing. They appear concentrated on their artwork, surrounded by papers and circular forms on the table. The background is a patterned floor with dark and light checkered tiles.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

Image: 243 x 317 mm
Sheet: 293 x 404 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3308

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, Children Painting; lower right, Helen Malta 2/20

Wikidata ID

Q76455336

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