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Albert Sway
Black Broadway Street Dancers

ca. 1935

$350
£264.94
€303.88
CA$491.96
A$541.40
CHF 283.90
MX$6,570.41
NOK 3,548.76
SEK 3,359.69
DKK 2,268.63

About the Item

Beautiful WPA era NYC street scene by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Jiggers on Broadway, ca. 1935. Lithograph on paper, image measures 9 x 13 inches. Full sheet measuring 11.5 x 16.25 inches. From an edition of 9. Signed, titled and numbered lower margin. Excellent condition with no damage or restoration. Birth place: Cincinnati, OH Addresses: Cincinnati, OH; NYC Profession: Painter, illustrator, etcher, lithographer, cartoonist, teacher Studied: Cincinnati Art Acad.; ASL Exhibited: AIC, 1936, 1938; PAFA Ann., 1936; Corcoran Gal biennial, 1939; GGE, 1939; Paris Salon, 1937; Stockholm, Sweden, 1937-38; Soc. Indep. Artists, 1938; WFNY, 1939; SAE; LOC, 1943-45; Albright-Knox Art Gal., 1951; SAGA, 1951-on; Royal Soc. Painters, Etchers & Engravers, London, England, 1954; Am.-Japan Contemporary Print Exhib., Tokyo, 1967. Awards: first prize in graphics, Cincinnati Mus. Assn., 1939. Member: Cincinnati Assn. Prof. Art; Cincinnati AC; SAE; SAGA Work: MMA; NYPL; CI; Penn. State Univ.; Soc. New York Hospitals. Comments: Contributor: cartoons in Saturday Review, New Yorker. Publications: illustrator, Lamb's Sectional Histories of New York State," Frank E. Richards; illustrator of filmstrips on New York State history produced by Our York State, NY, 1950-; medical illustrator, "A Syllabus for Health Visitors," Navajo Tribal Council, Arizona, 1960; medical illustrator, "Respiratory Diseases," Nat. Tuberculosis Assn., 1961; medical illustrator, "Hepatic Excretory Function" (ser. filmstrips), Am. Gastroenterol Assn., 1972; also medical illustrator in science journals. Teaching: instructor of drawing & painting, New York Hospital Lg., 1963-64. Provenance: Directly from the estate of Irma Sway, wife of artist.
  • Creator:
    Albert Sway (1913 - 2003, American)
  • Creation Year:
    ca. 1935
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 13 in (33.02 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Wilton Manors, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU245215215922

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