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Joseph Lambert Cain

"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
tribute to the enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Bronx Post Office Mural Study WPA Horse Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains
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1930s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Gouache, Board

Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains relevant
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

Man Working Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
to the enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
: Echoes of an Era," a tribute to the enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art
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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
enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains
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
enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

St, Louis River Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century WPA
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Era," a tribute to the enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Working Man WPA Social Realism Industrial Modernism 20th Century American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains
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
enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains
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
legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains relevant
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Machine Age Industrial WPA Era American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains relevant today
Category

1930s Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Board

"Painter" 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Working Man Modern WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Good Health Week" American Scene Modern Social Realism Double Sided WPA Era
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
tribute to the enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

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Industrial Working Man WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern American Scene
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains
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
. BIO JOSEPH LAMBERT CAIN (1904–2003) A painter, muralist, and art educator, Joseph Cain's work was
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

"Vogue" Magazine Cover Proposal 20th Century Modernism American Beach Scene Man
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Lower Manhattan American Modernism NYC Cityscape Social Realism WPA 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surveyors WPA American Scene Mid 20th Century Modern Social Realism Men Working
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
: Echoes of an Era." a tribute to the enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Men Working Mural Study American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
of Joseph Lambert Cain and a celebration of his art that transcends time and remains relevant today
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

WPA Bronx Post Office Mural Study American Scene Social Realism 20th Century
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
c. 1930s Estate stamp verso Unframed BIO JOSEPH LAMBERT CAIN (1904–2003) A painter, muralist, and
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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Worker American Scene 20th Century Modern Social Realism WPA Industrial Mural
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
exhibition, "Jo Cain: Echoes of an Era." a tribute to the enduring legacy of Joseph Lambert Cain and a
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

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