John Henry's Death
John Henry's Death

© Estate of Fred Becker

John Henry's Death
John Henry's Death

Currently not on view

John Henry's Death,

1935–39

Fred Becker, American, 1913–2004
x1941-12

Information

Title
John Henry's Death
Dates

1935–39

Maker
Fred Becker
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
block: 15.2 x 10 cm. (6 x 3 15/16 in.) sheet: 22.4 x 14.2 cm. (8 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Federal Art Project, W.P.A. Loan
Object Number
x1941-12
Signatures
Signed in graphite, lower right: F. Becker Signed in block, lower left: Becker
Inscription
Titled in graphite, lower center: "John Henry's Death"
Culture
American
Type
prints, wood engravings
Techniques
wood engraving (process)
Subject
women, laborers, deaths, figures (representations), folklore, iconography, men, cities

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