Blown Soil

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Bernard Joseph Steffen

Title

Blown Soil

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.

1935–1943

Medium

Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed and signed below image, in graphite: “Blown Soil Bernard Steffen”; stamped lower left, below image, in black ink: “FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA”; inscribed lower right corner, in graphite: “22”

Dimensions

Sheet: 40.5 × 58.1 cm (16 × 22 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Jean Armour

Reference Number

2020.688

Extended information about this artwork

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