The Tailor's Family

© Estate of Michael Lenson

The Tailor's Family

On view

American Art
Wilmerding Pavilion
Philip & Nancy Anschutz Gallery

The Tailor's Family,

1940s

Michael Lenson, 1903–1971; born Galich, Russia; died Nutley, NJ; active Newark, NJ
2002-306

Information

Title
The Tailor's Family
Dates

1940s

Maker
Michael Lenson
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
65.3 × 49.7 cm (25 11/16 × 19 9/16 in.) frame: 81.6 × 65.7 × 5.2 cm (32 1/8 × 25 7/8 × 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Barry Lenson and David Lenson, Class of 1967 & Graduate School Class of 1971 in honor of Lynne & Professor Robert Fagles
Object Number
2002-306
Signatures
Signed, lower right: Lenson
Culture
American
Period
social realism
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
canvas, oil paint
Subject
dolls, families, plants, tailors, girls, sewing tools and equipment, cloth, men, sewing, figures (representations), women

Barry and David Lenson, sons of the artist; donated to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2002.

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