Boat House
Boat House

Currently not on view

Boat House

Minnie Lois Murphy, American, 1901–1962
x1941-39

Information

Title
Boat House
Maker
Minnie Lois Murphy
Medium

Wood engraving

Dimensions

block: 20.6 x 25.4 cm. (8 1/8 x 10 in.)
sheet: 28.5 x 44.8 cm. (11 1/4 x 17 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Federal Art Project, W.P.A. Loan

Object Number
x1941-39
Signatures

Initialed in block, lower right: MLM
Signed in graphite, lower right: M. Louis Murphy

Inscription

Titled in graphite, lower center: "Boathouse"
Stamped, lower left: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA

Marks/Labels/Seals

In graphite, lower right corner: 24

Culture
American
Type
prints, wood engravings
Techniques
wood engraving (process)
Subject
plants, coastlines, buildings, boats, boathouses

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