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Elias Grossman - Rain on the Square

Rain on the Square

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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Elevated Station

Elevated Station (1936)

Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
City on a Hill

City on a Hill (ca. 1935-1939)

Joseph Leboit (American, 1907-2002)
After School

After School (1938)

Robert Louis Franklin Jr. (American, 1928–2005)
Scrap iron

Scrap iron (1935 - 1940)

Elizabeth Olds (American, 1896 – 1991)
Prelude

Prelude (1934)

Jan Gelb (American, 1906-1978)
Birth of John Henry

Birth of John Henry (1935–40)

Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
Noon Game

Noon Game (1935 - 1943)

Dan Rico (American, 1912-1985)
Generals

Generals (1939)

Chet La More (American, 1908–1980)
Dumaine Street, New Orleans

Dumaine Street, New Orleans (1939)

Lawrence Arthur Jones (American, 1910-1996)
Angler

Angler (ca. 1935-1943)

Howard Taft Lorenz (American, 1906-1956)
Lenox Avenue

Lenox Avenue (1938)

Sargent Claude Johnson (American, 1888 – 1967)
Sunday Morning

Sunday Morning (ca. 1939)

Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965)
Woman Preparing Supper

Woman Preparing Supper (1938)

Mary Frances Gathings (American, 1931–1995)
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