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A man and a woman are looking through the contents of a garbage can on the city street; they are dressed in coats and hats; there is a cat walking by the pile of trash beside the garbage can.
The Gleaners
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

The Gleaners

Artist Albert James Webb (American, 1891 - 1975)
Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project , NYC Studio (1935 - 1943)
Datec. 1935-1940
Place of originNew York, New York
MediumEtching
Dimensionssheet: 10 1/2 x 13 3/8 in. (26.7 x 34 cm)
image: 8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.3 x 25.1 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 numberL2012.54.76
Collections
Visual DescriptionA man and a woman are looking through the contents of a garbage can on the city street; they are dressed in coats and hats; there is a cat walking by the pile of trash beside the garbage can.
An artist sketches beside an outdoor display of her work in the city; the public is walking by, some notice the art, some do not; Greenwich Village is seen in the background, two buildings.
Greenwich Village Follies
Albert James Webb
1936-1943
Adults and children are at an aquarium looking at the fish; they are dressed in 1930's clothing.
Poor Fish
Albert James Webb
c. 1935-1940
Four people are outside a book shop looking through books and prints which have been set out to encourage browsing.
Book Worms
Albert James Webb
1936-1943
Two old women are talking at the door of a shop; one sits on a box beside the door as if the seller of goods; a basket is on the floor, a hanging weight is in back hanging from the doorframe; lots of shoppers and vendors in background.
The News
Albert James Webb
1936-1943
Two people in a thrift shop are looking at objects.
Thrift Shop
Albert James Webb
1936-1943
Two old women at a shop door; shoppers and vendors are seen out in the square in the background.
The News
Albert James Webb
1936-1943
An old man with a beard and a cane sits behind a basket of fruit.
Margolies, Inc.
Albert James Webb
1936-1943
Three 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.
The Letter Writer
Albert James Webb
1936-1943
Five men singing for their supper at a shelter.
Sing for Your Supper
Albert James Webb
1936-1943
A group of people browse through and engage with a collection of books on display at what appears to be the front of a bookstore. A sign above the books reads "BROWSERS WELCOME".
Book Worms
Albert James Webb
1936-1943
A woman is arguing with a butcher in a crowded market.
Market Argument
Albert James Webb
1936-1943
A boy crying in the lap of his mother.
The Prodigal
Albert James Webb
1936-1943

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