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Laying 'Dobes
Laying 'Dobes
Laying 'Dobes

Laying 'Dobes

Artist (American, 1903 - 1978)
Datecirca 1942
Mediumtempera on board
DimensionsImage: 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.2 cm)
Support: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineOn long term loan from the Fine Arts Program, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration
Object number754.23P
DescriptionImage of man and woman building an adobe house. Man is laying adobe bricks while women is carrying them.
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