Emily Barto painting Animal Tales with cat

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Object Details

photographer

Herman, Andrew

Subject

Barto, Emily N. (Emily Newton)

Lordham Hospital

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.

Summary

Black and white photograph of Barto at work on a mural, with a cat on a table in front of her.
Identification on verso right (handwritten and stamped):
Federal Art Project W.P.A., Photographic Division, 235 East 42nd Street, New York City
Location: Fordham Hospital Date: 10/6/37 Negative No.: 2533-4 Photographer: Herman
Identification on verso left (handwritten and stamped):
Title: "Animal Tales" Artist: Emily Barto Medium: Oil on Canvas

Citation

Andrew Herman. Emily Barto painting Animal Tales with cat, 1937 October 6. Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1937 October 6

Record number

(DSI-AAA)1954

Type

Photographs

Place

New York, N.Y.

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Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Artists at or with their work

Painting

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_1954