Tamping the Roof
Artist
Manville Chapman
(American, 1903 - 1978)
Datecirca 1942
Mediumtempera on board
DimensionsImage: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Support: 14 × 11 1/8 in. (35.6 × 28.3 cm)
Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Support: 14 × 11 1/8 in. (35.6 × 28.3 cm)
Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineOn long term loan from the Fine Arts Program, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration
Object number755.23P
DescriptionTwo men on top of a roof spreading mud one man hold a wide broom while spreading mud, the other holds a tamper pressing down the mud. A well is in the center of the yard with houses on either side, trees in the background.On View
Not on view1940 (printed 1990)
1982 (printed 1983)