WPA Museum Extension Project Costume Serigraphs "Persian" and "Prehistoric Man"
Item Details
Museum Extension Project, WPA District 15 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 1935-1943)
Persian and Prehistoric Man, circa 1937
Two serigraph prints on paperboard
Unsigned
Plate numbers 1 and 6 from the Development of Western Costume series
Sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Plate number, title, and caption to lower margin
Production logo to upper left
Condition
- toning and foxing throughout prints; surface scuff marks and graphite marks to prints; boards are brittle from age, with edge wear including chips, dents, and tears to sides and corners; heavier wear to Prehistoric Man, with water damage and stains to left side and tears extending up to 5" on left, right, and lower edge.
Dimensions
- measures one of two.
Item #
18DCC659-3623