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Sign Painters

Sign Painters

Artist (American, 1903 - 1964)
Date1936
Geographic OriginNew York, New York
MediumEtching on cream paper
DimensionsPlate: H 7 15/16 x W 5 15/16 in. (H 20.2 x W 15.1 cm)
Paper: H 11 1/2 x W 8 in. (H 29.2 x W 20.3 cm)
Credit LineAllocated by the U. S. Government, 1943. Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
Object number43.350
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Object NamePrint
Title Details
Primary Title Sign Painters
Inscriptionsrecto: l.r. graphite "Botts"; l.c. graphite "Sign Painters"Marks and Labels/Stampsrecto: l.l. stamped in black ink "FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA"; verso: u.l. WPA label: "WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL ART PROJECT STATE N.Y. CITY N.Y. ARTIST BOTTS, HUGH TITLE SIGN PAINTERS ["PAINTING" crossed out] MEDIUM ETCHING PROJECT NO. 265-6900-853 DATE MAY 21, 1937 Property of the United States Government" Stamped in blue ink on label "MAY 27 1937" Written in blue pencil on label "M"

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