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Jo Cain

Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Jo Cain (1904-2003
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace Jo Cain (1904 – 2003
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Egg Tempera, Board

Industrial Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern WPA
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modern WPA Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Railroad Worker Industrial WPA American Scene Mid Century Modern Social Realism Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Chemists American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Science Mural Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Jo Cain (1904 – 2003
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid- 20th Century WPA Era Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Board

"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC Jo Cain (1904
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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At the Camp (Academic Figurative Painting of Young Male Hunter by Mark Beard)
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Materials

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Portrait of Lady Anne Tipping née Cheke c.1705, English Aristocratic Collection
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"Frieze of Nude Male Figures, " Art Deco Scene of Bathers and Workers, France
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Located in London, GB
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1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
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"War Brides, Wash Sq NYC" American Scene WWII Modernism WPA Mid-Century Oil
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Located in New York, NY
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WPA Bronx Post Office Mural Study American Scene Social Realism 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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"Vogue" Magazine Cover Proposal 20th Century Modernism American Beach Scene Man
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Industrial Working Man WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Working Man WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

WPA Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Men Working Industrial
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism American Scene Men Working Industrial Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Surveyors WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Men Working
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Surveyors WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Men Working Jo Cain (1904
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Seamstresses" American Scene Modernism WPA Figurative Depression Era Realism
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
New York City working women are depicted in Jo Cain's figurative interior painting "Seamstresses
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Virginia City, Nevada, " Joseph Cain, Mining Town, Silver Rush, Comstock Lode
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Cain Virginia City, Nevada Oil on masonite 21 5/8 x 36 1/2 inches Signed lower right A
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural Jo Cain (1904 - 2003
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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