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Ethel katz
Ethel Katz, Fur Sources, New Deal-era lithograph of sweatshop

1937

About the Item

This is a classic New-Deal image: claustrophobic sweatshop with a row of hunched tailors. The windows and lamps offer light at least. But there is a major difference between this and most NYC lithographs of the period -- the drawing style is remarkable. It combines clear, precise detail, as in the carefully delineated hanging lamps, with the use of liquid tusche -- the liquid form of ink used to draw and/or paint onto a lithographic stone or plate. Ethel Katz (1883-1974) is so skilled that she can even allow it to pool or flood into blank areas because she has so much control. Of course, it may well have been made and/or printed at the NYC Art Students League where she was also a teacher. (One of not that many women of course.) Fortunately she both signed and dated it in pencil. 1937 -- perfect!
  • Creator:
    Ethel katz (1883 - 1974, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1937
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.38 in (26.37 cm)Width: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Really very good condition. Full margins with VERY minor scuffs. Should show up in the pictures.
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1410215970372

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