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

Waterwich Crossing

Artist Riva Helfond (American, 1910 - 2002)
Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project , NYC Studio (1935 - 1943)
Date1936-1943
Place of originNew York, New York
MediumColor wood engraving
Dimensionssheet: 15 5/16 x 18 in. (38.9 x 45.7 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 numberL2012.54.29
Collections
Visual Descriptiontown near a bay, visible in the distance, with houses, trees, truck, railroad crossing in forground
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