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Three Generations
Three Generations

Three Generations

Artist (American, 1910 - 2002)
Date1938
Geographic OriginNew York, New York
DimensionsImage: H 14 1/4 x W 9 5/8 in. (H 36.2 x W 24.4 cm)
Paper: H 16 x W 11 3/8 in. (H 40.6 x W 28.9 cm)
Credit LineAllocated by the U. S. Government, 1943. Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
Object number43.313
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Object NamePrint
Title Details
Primary Title Three Generations
Inscriptionsrecto: l.r. graphite "Ida Abelman"; l.c. graphite "Three Generations"; l.r. corner graphite "17" Marks and Labels/Stampswatermark "BFK"; recto: l.l. stamped in black ink "FEDERAL ART PROJECT / WPA NYC" verso: u.l. WPA label: "WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL ART PROJECT STATE N.Y. CITY N.Y. ARTIST ABELMAN, IDA TITLE THREE GENERATIONS MEDIUM LITHO PROJECT NO. 265-6900 DATE 1/24/38" Property of the United States Government" Stamped in black ink on label "JAN 29 1938" Written in blue pencil on label "M"

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