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Scene of riverfront with figures fishing
Fishermen
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Fishermen

Artist Carlos Anderson (American, 1905-1978)
Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project , NYC Studio (1935 - 1943)
Date1936-1943
Place of originNew York, New York
MediumLithograph
Dimensionssheet: 15 15/16 x 22 3/4 in. (40.5 x 57.8 cm)
image: 12 13/16 x 17 1/8 in. (32.5 x 43.5 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 numberL2012.54.8
Collections
Visual DescriptionScene of riverfront with figures fishing
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