Smelting Plant, Abramortz

Object NamePrint

Artist / Maker Albert Abramowitz (Latvian-American, 1879 - 1963)

Date1937

MediumWood engraving on paper

Dimensions15 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (39.4 x 28.6 cm)

ClassificationsPrints and Printing Plates

Credit LineGift of Neva Petersen; part of the 2005 estate. In the Permanent Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object numberUM2008.10

Status

Not on view

Collections

Works of Art on Paper & Photography

Label TextIn his graphics, Abramovitz often employed imagery to convey social or political commentary. He produced a number of prints, like this one, for the Federal Arts Project Works Progress Administration in New York between 1935 and 1939.

PeriodDepression Era

Locations

(not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage

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