Guitar Player No. 2

Artist Fred Becker (American, 1913 - 2004)

Date1939

DimensionsPlate: H 9 15/16 x W 7 15/16 in. (H 25.3 x W 20.2 cm)
Paper: H 12 3/16 x W 9 15/16 in. (H 31 x W 25.3 cm)

Credit LineCourtesy of the Fine Arts Program, Public Buildings Service, U. S. General Services Administration. Commissioned through the New Deal art projects, 1945

Object number45.1034

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Title Details

Primary Title Guitar Player No. 2

Inscriptionsrecto: l.r. graphite "Fred Becker"; l.c. graphite "GUITAR PLAYER No 2"; l.r. corner graphite "12"Marks and Labels/Stampswatermark "RIVES"; recto: l.l. stamped in black ink "FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA"; WPA label on file: "WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL ART PROJECT STATE NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK ARTIST Becker, Fred TITLE Guitar Player no. 2 MEDIUM Copper engraving PROJECT NO. 765-3-1 DATE 7/27/39 Property of the United States Government FAP: 1523" Stamped in black ink on label "JUL 24 1939"

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