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Brother Can You Spare a Dime?

c. 1933-1936

Albert Potter

Associated Names

Albert Potter

Artist, American, 1903 - 1937

The image is filled with jagged, angular lines and shapes overlapping and intersecting. The composition includes tall, pointed structures resembling skyscrapers in a chaotic arrangement. A large skeletal figure with outstretched arms looms over a cityscape. Among the geometric shapes and human figures, a man stands in the foreground with a forlorn expression. The scene includes text and signs reminiscent of a bustling urban environment.

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Artwork overview

Medium

linocut
Credit Line

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

image: 324 x 197 mm
sheet: 394 x 248 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3981

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Brother Can you Spare a Dime?; lower right: Albert Potter

Wikidata ID

Q76455870

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