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Rooftop Rendezvous
Rooftop Rendezvous
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Rooftop Rendezvous

Artist Dan Rico
Date1935-1942
Mediumetching
DimensionsMat: 15 x 16 1/2 in. (38.1 x 41.91 cm)
Paper: 11 x 14 in. (27.94 x 35.56 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineLoan from the Fine Arts Collection U.S. General Services Administration WPA, Federal Art Project, 1935-1943 With Gratitude to Beverly, Norman and Marc Albert
Object numberL2025.7.87
Collections
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