A view down the street of a deserted and derelict town. Buildings are falling apart, piles of broken wood are in the street

Contemporary City

Artist Nan Lurie (American, 1910 - 1985)

Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project , NYC Studio (1935 - 1943)

Date1936-1943

Place of originNew York, New York

MediumLithograph

Dimensionssheet: 16 x 22 7/8 in. (40.6 x 58.1 cm)
image: 10 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. (26.4 x 41.9 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 numberL2012.54.41

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Visual DescriptionA view down the street of a deserted and derelict town. Buildings are falling apart, piles of broken wood are in the street

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