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  • Adolf Dehn, 1940 Oct. 29

    Adolf Dehn

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    Title: [Adolf Dehn].
    Date:1940 Oct. 29
    Physical Details: Photographic print : 1 : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
    Creator: Max Yavno, photographer
    Description: Dehn working on a painting for submission to Art Week.

    Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): New York City W.P.A. Art Project; Photography Division; 110 King Street
    Negative No: 5353-7; Date: 10/29/40; Title: Pub. Shots for Art Week; Location: 230 E. 158 St., Man.; Photographer: Yavno; Artist: Dehn, Adolph; W.P.No.: 1; O.P. No.: 65-1-97-2063;
    Identification on verso (typewritten): Adolph Dehn (1895- ). In a long active career, Dehn has been a painter in oil and water color, but is known primarily as a lithographer. His subjects cover a wide range, New Orleans negroes, life and landscapes in the West and Northwest, city life and movement. His style too has ranged widely, from a Chinese quality to social satire.
    Subjects: Adolf Arthur Dehn / Art and state / Artists at or with their work / Artists' studios / Federal aid to the arts / Painting
    Forms part of: Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, 1935-1942
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    Citation: [Adolf Dehn], 1940 Oct. 29 / Max Yavno, photographer. Photographic print : 1 : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, 1935-1942. Archives of American Art.
    Copyright: AAA Copyright Policy
    Digital ID: 2057


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