Italian Brick Factory on the Hudson River
Artist
Louis Ribak
(American, born Lithuania, 1903 - 1979)
Date1936-1944
Place DepictedNew York, United States of America
Mediumtempera on paper
DimensionsImage: 21 1/2 × 29 1/2 in. (54.6 × 74.9 cm)
Frame: 31 1/4 × 39 3/16 × 1 1/2 in. (79.4 × 99.5 × 3.8 cm)
Frame: 31 1/4 × 39 3/16 × 1 1/2 in. (79.4 × 99.5 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift in honor of Dr. Ralph and Mary H. Jones, 2024
Object number2024.12.3
DescriptionPainting depicting brick makers at work.eMuseum Notes
A scene depicting the brick-making industry in the Hudson River Valley during the Works Progress Administration. Multiple figures haul brick and clay under a precarious set of rafters and scaffolds.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- brick
- brickmakers