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

Promised Land

Artist Nan Lurie (American, 1910 - 1985)
Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project , NYC Studio (1935 - 1943)
Datec. 1935-1942
Made/manufacturedNew York, New York
MediumLithograph
Dimensionsmat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
sheet: 15 15/16 x 23 in. (40.5 x 58.4 cm)
image: 11 1/2 x 15 in. (29.2 x 38.1 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 numberL2012.54.40
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DescriptionMen are reading the paper on a long beach at the bottom of the drawing while on a billboard-like wall above their heads are layers of advertisements for fun and travel.
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Nan Lurie
1936-1943
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Nan Lurie
1936-1943
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Honoré Daumier
undated
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Raku XII Konyu 楽弘入
Meiji period (1868-1912)
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Kholekile Maxulu
c. 1960
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Unknown Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
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Ngwane Artist
mid 20th century, c. 1960s
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Nan Greacen
undated