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Two men in suits play chess while one other man looks on at a table; there are also figures standing in the background.
Idle Time
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Idle Time

Artist Julia Rogers (American, active 20th century)
Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project (1935 - 1943)
Date1936-1943
MediumLithograph
Dimensionsmat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
sheet: 11 1/2 x 16 in. (29.2 x 40.6 cm)
image: 9 x 12 1/2 in. (22.9 x 31.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Corbin S. Carnell, in memory of E. Muriel Adams.
Object number1992.11.128
Collections
Visual DescriptionTwo men in suits play chess while one other man looks on at a table; there are also figures standing in the background.
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