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An elderly couple seated in front of a house with a child. The man leans on a cane.
Missing Generation
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Missing Generation

Artist Albert Abramovitz (American, born Russia, 1879-1963)
Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project (1935 - 1943)
Datec. 1935-1939
MediumColor woodcut
Dimensionssheet: 20 3/8 x 17 1/2 in. (51.8 x 44.5 cm)
image: 17 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (43.8 x 36.2 cm)
matt: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Corbin S. Carnell, in memory of E. Muriel Adams
Object number1992.11.4
Collections
Visual DescriptionAn elderly couple seated in front of a house with a child. The man leans on a cane.
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