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City of Smiles
City of Smiles

City of Smiles

Artist (American, 1913 - 2004)
Dateca. 1935
Geographic OriginNew York, New York
MediumWood engraving on ivory paper
DimensionsImage: H 7 7/8 x W 6 in. (H 20 x W 15.2 cm)
Paper: H 11 3/8 x W 8 3/4 in. (H 28.9 x W 22.2 cm)
Credit LineAllocated by the U. S. Government, 1943. Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
Object number43.333
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Object NamePrint
Title Details
Primary Title City of Smiles
Inscriptionsrecto: l.r. graphite "Fred Becker"; l.r. corner graphite "12"Marks and Labels/Stampswatermark "BASINGWERK PARCHMENT"; recto: l.l. stamped in black ink "FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA"; verso: u.c. WPA label: "WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL ART PROJECT STATE N.Y. CITY N.Y. ARTIST BECKER, FRED TITLE CITY OF SMILES MEDIUM WD. ENG. PROJECT NO. 765-3-1 DATE 5/12/39 Property of the United States Government FAP: 1523" Stamped in black ink on label "MAY 17 1939"

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