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

Curtain Time

Artist Carlos Anderson (American, 1905-1978)
Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project , NYC Studio (1935 - 1943)
Datec. 1935-1943
Place of originNew York, New York
MediumLithograph
Dimensionssheet: 16 x 22 7/8 in. (40.6 x 58.1 cm)
image: 12 3/8 x 17 7/8 in. (31.4 x 45.4 cm)
matt: 24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 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 numberL2012.54.9
Collections
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A black and white print viewed from a high angle showing a person sitting hunched in the lower left foreground. The textured room features a paneled door on the left, a small table with radio and lamp, and a window.
Minor Poet
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1935-1943
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Carlos Anderson
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Red Hots
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Carlos Anderson
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Set of 10 lithographs in paper folder with cloth ties; printed by Byron Zadik y Cia in Guatemala.
Trajes Indigenas de Guatemala
Carlos Mérida
1951
Aeronautics, The New York Times
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1980
Two jugglers dancing in costumes.
Untitled, from the portfolio Dances of Mexico
Carlos Mérida
1937
Two costumed dancers.
Untitled from the portfolio Dances of Mexico
Carlos Mérida
1937
Two costumed dancers.
Untitled, from the portfolio Dances of Mexico
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undated
A standing figure is depicted frontally in an indigenous Guatemalan attire. Surrounding the figure are stylized, colorful forms of flowers, birds, and vessels. At the top and bottom in cursive script are the phrases "Santa Maria Chiquimula" and "Totonicapán."
1. Santa Maria Chiquimula – Totonicapán
Carlos Mérida
1951
Two abstracted figures stand in the center, one in profile and one in three-quarters view. They wear identical clothing. Surrounding them are geometric forms and a foliate border. At the top, the word "Regidores" is written in cursive script.
2. Regidores – Sololá
Carlos Mérida
1951
A standing figure is depicted in indigenous Guatemalan attire, extending her hand towards a flower. Surrounding her are other flower figures emerging from a handled vessel. At the top and bottom, the words "Nebaj" and "Quiché" are written in cursive script.
3. Nebaj – Quiché
Carlos Mérida
1951

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