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Elias Grossman - NYC Street Scene

NYC Street Scene (1935-1943)

Elias Grossman (American, 1898 – 1947)
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This work was commissioned by the United States federal government as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program. It is not subject to copyright protection.

Painter, etcher, and lightographer Elias Grossman was born in Kobryn, Russia and emigrated to the United States and settled in Brooklyn, New York with his family in 1911. He studied at the Educational Alliance Art School; the Cooper Union; and the Art Students' League of New York. By the late 1920s, Grossman had become widely recognized for his etchings and engravings depicting New York and other American cities. In the 1930s and 1940s he traveled extensively; the etchings resulting from these travels depicted locations in southern Europe and the Holy Land.

His was a member of the Society of American Etchers, and worked for the W.P.A. Federal Arts Program. He exhibited widely during the late 1930s and 1940s. His work is held by numerous institutions including the New York Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The British Museum, and the Tel-Aviv Museum.

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House and Garden

House and Garden (ca. 1935–43)

Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh (American, 1890–1944)
Van Ness Mansion

Van Ness Mansion

Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh (American, 1890–1944)
Houses

Houses (1938)

Jack Bell Jr.
Sleeping Girl

Sleeping Girl (1935 - 1943)

Riva Helfond (American, 1910-2002)
Trolley Car

Trolley Car (1936-1941)

Salvatore Pinto (American, 1905 - 1966)
Who Likes War

Who Likes War (1935-1943)

Charles Henry Alston (American, 1907 – 1977)
Bathers, Harlem River

Bathers, Harlem River (1939)

Saul Kovner (American, 1904-1981)
Aspects of Negro Life; From Slavery to Reconstruction

Aspects of Negro Life; From Slavery to Reconstruction (1935)

Aaron Douglas (American, 1899 – 1979)
Beacons of Defense

Beacons of Defense (1941)

Raymond Steth (American, 1917 - 1997)
The Poet

The Poet (ca. 1935-1943)

Howard Taft Lorenz (American, 1906-1956)
Receding waters

Receding waters (1937)

Hugh Miller (American, 1911-1988)
Going Home

Going Home (1935-1943)

E. Muler (American, 20th Century)
Employment of Negroes in Agriculture

Employment of Negroes in Agriculture (1934)

Earle Richardson (American, 1912-1935)
Night Scene of Shoreline with Two Wolves

Night Scene of Shoreline with Two Wolves (ca. 1933-1943)

Anonymous
South

South (1934)

Philip Reisman (American, 1904-1992)
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