John Henry Building a Railroad

1935

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Fred Becker and WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City

John Henry Building a Railroad

Artist: Fred Becker
Publisher: WPA/Federal Art Project, New York City

John Henry Building a Railroad

1935

Physical Qualities Wood engraving, Sheet: 221 x 141 mm. (8 11/16 x 5 9/16 in.) Image: 150 x 100 mm. (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)

Credit Line The United States General Services Administration, formerly Federal Works Agency, Works Progress Administration, on extended loan to the Baltimore Museum of Art.

Object Number L.1943.9.319

Label removed from verso (form; with ARTIST, TITLE, MEDIUM, and DATE filled in with black ink): 'WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION / FEDERAL ART PROJECT / STATE N.Y. CITY N.Y. / ARTIST BECKER, FRED / TITLE JOHN HENRY BUILDING A RAILROAD / MEDIUM WOOD ENGR. / PROJECT NO. 265-6900 / DATE 1/24/38 / Property of the / United States Government'; (stamped in black ink): 'JAN 29 1938'.

Cindy Medley Buckner, Art in a Day's Work: Prints from the WPA. Baltimore Museum of Art, 11 June-24 September 2000.

Inscribed: RECTO: LL margin (stamped in black ink): 'FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA'; LC margin (pencil): ''JOHN HENRY BUILDING A RAILROAD''; LR margin (pencil): 'F. Becker'; LL in block: 'Becker '36'; BR Corner (pencil): '4'. VERSO: LRQ (pencil): '#1696 - gr. I'; C: BMA stamp.