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The Produce Market

A work made of woodcut in black on ivory japanese paper.

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  • A work made of woodcut in black on ivory japanese paper.

Date:

1935/40

Artist:

Adrian Troy
American, born England, 1901-1977

About this artwork

Prior to emigrating to America in 1922, Troy studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux and traveled to such locales as the West Indies and East Africa. Troy later worked for the Federal Arts Project in 1935, and his work was exhibited at the Art Institute’s WPA exhibition in 1938. In this woodcut, Troy depicted the South State Street Market in Chicago, as produce vendors set up stalls and pedestrians peruse the wares. Interested in the use of multiple vantage points and cutaway views, Troy was able to capture many different facets of Chicago daily life. He eventually joined the School of the Art Institute of Chicago faculty, teaching wood engraving in the 1950s and 1960s.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Adrian Troy

Title

The Produce Market

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.

1935–1940

Medium

Woodcut in black on ivory Japanese paper

Dimensions

Image: 22.5 × 30.3 cm (8 7/8 × 11 15/16 in.); Sheet: 25.4 × 34.4 cm (10 × 13 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by an Anonymous Donor

Reference Number

1940.1279

Extended information about this artwork

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