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Migratory Workers
Migratory Workers
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Migratory Workers

Artist Mac Raboy (American, 1914 - 1967)
Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project (1935 - 1943)
Datec. 1935-1939
MediumColor woodcut
Dimensionssheet: 12 x 14 1/4 in. (30.5 x 36.2 cm)
image: 6 13/16 x 10 7/8 in. (17.3 x 27.6 cm)
matt: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineCourtesy of the Fine Arts Program, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration, commissioned through the New Deal Art Projects, with gratitude to Dr. and Mrs. Corbin S. Carnell, in memory of E. Muriel Adams.
Object numberL2012.54.55
Collections
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