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

The Letter Writer

Artist Albert James Webb (American, 1891 - 1975)

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

Date1936-1943

Made/manufacturedNew York, New York

MediumEtching

Dimensionssheet: 10 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (27.3 x 32.4 cm)
image: 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20 x 25.1 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 numberL2012.54.75

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MODERN

DescriptionThree men are at a table; one man is reading a letter to the other two; there is an ink bottle and paper and envelopes on the table, as well as a bottle of whiskey and small glasses.