Scene of a boatyard with drydock ship, men working with heavy equipment found around shipyards.

Dock Wallopers

Artist Leonard Pytlak (American, 1910-1998)

Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project (1935 - 1943)

Date1936-1943

MediumColor woodcut

Dimensionssheet: 14 7/8 x 18 1/8 in. (37.8 x 46 cm)
image: 11 3/4 x 14 1/8 in. (29.8 x 35.9 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Corbin S. Carnell, in memory of E. Muriel Adams.

Object number1992.11.113

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MODERN

Visual DescriptionScene of a boatyard with drydock ship, men working with heavy equipment found around shipyards; earthy colors- ochre, sienna, amber, green and white.

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Color print of a dock with an orange truck-mounted crane with a suspended bucket. A large white and brown ship is moored in the background. Several figures stand around the dock, one beside a "STOP" sign.

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