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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.

In Collection: Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art (View all 421)

Automobile Accident

Automobile Accident (ca. 1936)

Howard Taft Lorenz (American, 1906-1956)
American Tragedy

American Tragedy (1938)

Sheffield Harold Kagy (American, 1907-1989)
Portrait

Portrait (1935 - 1943)

Hugh Miller (American, 1911-1988)
Charlot

Charlot (1938)

Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965)
Subway Bootblack

Subway Bootblack (1935 - 1943)

Nan Lurie (American, 1910–1985)
Coal Yard

Coal Yard (1936)

Norman MacLeish (American, 1890-1975)
The Savoy

The Savoy (1935 - 1943)

Dayton Brandfield (American, 1911 - 1993)
Inland, Porto Rico

Inland, Porto Rico (1935 - 1937)

Albert Potter (American, 1903 - 1937)
The Messiahs

The Messiahs (1935 - 1943)

Nan Lurie (American, 1910–1985)
Beale Street Blues

Beale Street Blues (1935–40)

Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
Landscape

Landscape (1938)

Walter Ellis Ragsdale Jr. (American, 1924–2011)
L Fulton Street

L Fulton Street (1935–43)

Mortimer Borne (American, 1902-1987)
Indian Pottery Vendor

Indian Pottery Vendor (1935–43)

Fritz Eichenberg (American, 1901 – 1990)
Negro Children

Negro Children (1935 - 1943)

Joseph Leboit (American, 1907-2002)
Jenkins Band/Orphan Band (Harlem)

Jenkins Band/Orphan Band (Harlem) (1934)

Malvin Gray Johnson (American, 1896 – 1934)
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