Men are working to fix a chimney on a roof; scattered barns and houses describe a rural area with deciduous and evergreen trees in hilly terrain.

Roofers

Artist Leonard Pytlak (American, 1910-1998)

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

Date1936-1943

MediumLithograph

Dimensionssheet: 16 x 23 in. (40.6 x 58.4 cm)
image: 12 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (31.1 x 44.5 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

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

Object number1992.11.116

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Visual DescriptionMen are working to fix a chimney on a roof; scattered barns and houses describe a rural area with deciduous and evergreen trees in hilly terrain.

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