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Boat scene of two figures unloading fish from hold of vessel.
Unloading the Catch
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Unloading the Catch

Artist Louis Breslow (American, 1908 - 2011)
Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project (1935 - 1943)
Date1936-1943
MediumWood engraving
Dimensionssheet: 11 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (28.3 x 21.9 cm)
image: 6 x 4 1/2 in. (15.2 x 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Corbin S. Carnell, in memory of E. Muriel Adams.
Object number1992.11.36
Collections
Visual DescriptionBoat scene of two figures unloading fish from hold of vessel.
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