Prisoners in an Orchard, Sketch for the Rikers Island Mural
1934
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Description
This drawing has been separated from its original backing, which was a partial advertising poster. Printed on the original backing, which is matted separately: [First line illegible] / [Hi]gh blood pressu[re] / [ ]ary relie[f] / [sto]mach, headache and con[ ] / [ ]king / [ ]ghestan[ ] / [ ]py in tablet form-- / [ ] size 15¢. Inscribed at l.r. of the poster in black marker: Z-13[ ]
Dimensions
38.8 x 68 cm (15 1/4 x 26 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Lou Block, 1934, possibly by bequest; to Malu Nay Block and Fayette Block Watkis, 1969, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1998.
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