Portrait

Artist Fred Becker (American, 1913 - 2004)

Date1939

Geographic OriginNew York, New York

MediumWood engraving on ivory paper

DimensionsImage: H 6 1/8 x W 3 11/16 in. (H 15.6 x W 9.4 cm)
Paper: H 11 1/4 x W 8 3/4 in. (H 28.6 x W 22.2 cm)

Credit LineAllocated by the U. S. Government, 1943. Commissioned through the New Deal art projects

Object number43.335

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Title Details

Primary Title Portrait

Inscriptionsrecto: l.r. graphite "Becker"; l.c. graphite "Portrait"; l.r. corner "25"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 NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK ARTIST Becker, Fred TITLE Portrait MEDIUM Wood Engraving PROJECT NO. 765-3-1 DATE 6/20/39 Property of the United States Government FAP: 1523" Stamped in black ink on label "JUN 20 1939" Written and encirled in blue ink on label "M"

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