Banana Man

1938

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names
Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The image shows a man seated on a rectangular box with his whole body visible, resting his elbows on his knees and leaning forward slightly. He is wearing a dark cap, a blue long-sleeved shirt, brown pants, and brown shoes. Surrounding him is a wooden cart with large wheels, loaded with bananas and bags under a dark covering with a "5¢" sign. In the background, there are faint outlines of circular objects resembling wheels and designs.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    5-color lithograph (stone) on Rives paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.60.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Flint 1976, no. 22

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1976

  • Flint, Janet. Jacob Kainen: Prints, A Retrospective. Washington, DC: National Collection of Fine Arts, 1976, no. 22.

Inscriptions

lower left stamped: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA; lower center in graphite: Banana Man; lower right in graphite: 1938 Jacob Kainen

Wikidata ID

Q65570852

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