Mine Explosion

Artist Michael J. Gallagher (American, 1895 - 1965)

Date1938

Geographic OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

MediumEtching and carborundum mezzotint on cream paper

DimensionsImage: H 8 1/8 x W 12 15/16 in. (H 20.7 x W 32.8 cm)
Paper: H 9 15/16 x W 14 13/16 in. (H 25.3 x W 37.6 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 number45.1197

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Artist title Mine Explosion

Inscriptionsrecto: l.l. graphite "Mine Explosion"; l.r. graphite "Michael J. Gallagher"Marks and Labels/StampsWPA label on file: "FEDERAL ART-PENNSYLVANIA WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION ARTIST: MICHAEL GALLAGHER TITLE: MINE EXPLOSION MEDIUM CARBORUNDUM TINT"

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