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Road in Peoria

A work made of gouache, with pen and black ink, watercolor, and traces of red crayon, on cream wove paper.

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  • A work made of gouache, with pen and black ink, watercolor, and traces of red crayon, on cream wove paper.

Date:

1933

Artist:

Aaron Bohrod
American, 1907-1992

About this artwork

Born in Chicago and trained for a time at the School of the Art Institute, Aaron Bohrod eventually moved to New York, where he worked with the artist John Sloan. After receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship, he was able to travel around the country recording the American scene. A painter, watercolorist, and printmaker, Bohrod was recognized as a social realist and Regionalist.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Aaron Bohrod

Title

Road in Peoria

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1933

Medium

Gouache, with pen and black ink, watercolor, and traces of red crayon, on cream wove paper

Dimensions

31.1 × 40.3 cm (12 1/4 × 15 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Watson F. Blair Purchase Prize

Reference Number

1935.80

Extended information about this artwork

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