Greetings from a Manhattan Artist

Artist Ida Abelman (American, 1910 - 2002)

DimensionsImage: W 10 1/16 x H 8 3/16 in. (W 25.5 x H 20.8 cm)
Paper: H 11 3/8 x W 16 in. (H 28.9 x W 40.6 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 number45.445

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Primary Title Greetings from a Manhattan Artist

Inscriptionsrecto: l.r. graphite "Greetings from a Manhattan Artist"; graphite "Ida Abelman" right of composition; l.r. graphite "12" Marks and Labels/StampsWatermark "BFK"; recto: l.l. stamp "FEDERAL ART PROJECT NYC WPA" WPA label on file "WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL ART PROJECT STATE N.Y. CITY N.Y. ARTIST Abelman, Ida TITLE greetings from a Manhattan artist MEDIUM color lithograph PROJECT NO. 765-3-1 DATE 1/30/39" Stamped in black ink on label "FEB 7 1939" Written in blue pencil on label "M"

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