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Construction Scene: Study for a Mural at P.S. 41, New York City
Construction Scene: Study for a Mural at P.S. 41, New York City
Artist/Maker (1910 - 1982)
Commissioned by (1935 – 1943)

Construction Scene: Study for a Mural at P.S. 41, New York City

1938
Watercolor, black ink, graphite, and gouache on paper, over-matted
Image: 9 x 17 1/4 in. (22.9 x 43.8 cm)
Gift of Carole Pesner and Katherine Degn
2006.18.2
DescriptionStudy for a Federal Art Project mural for the hallway at P.S. 41, New York City, at 116 West 11th Street, New York City; building and mural destroyed by fire and replaced by a building constructed in 1955.
InscribedInscribed at middle right, below upper image: Preliminary Sketch; at middle right: Mural-1938 / 'Construction' / by / James Penney / Federal Art Project / [Hallway P.S. 41, N.Y.C.]; at lower center: Photo of Completed Work
ClassificationsDRAWINGS