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Tilling the Soil

A work made of wood engraving on ivory parchment paper.

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  • A work made of wood engraving on ivory parchment paper.

Date:

1935/42

Artist:

Mac Raboy (American, 1914-1967)
published by the Works Progress Administration

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Mac Raboy

Title

Tilling the Soil

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1935–1942

Medium

Wood engraving on ivory parchment paper

Dimensions

Image: 10.8 × 13.9 cm (4 5/16 × 5 1/2 in.); Sheet: 22.4 × 28.6 cm (8 7/8 × 11 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Art Institute of Chicago, Works Progress Administration Allocation

Reference Number

1943.1924

Extended information about this artwork

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