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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

18.0" W x 23.5" H x 0.1" D

- measures one of two.

Item #

18DCC659-3623

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