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Maker(s):Becker, Frederick G.
Culture:American (1913-2004)
Title:The City of Tomorrow
Date Made:1935-1939
Type:Print
Materials:wood engraving
Measurements:Mat: 14 in x 16 in; 35.6 cm x 40.6 cm; Sheet: 8 1/8 in x 10 7/8 in; 20.6 cm x 27.6 cm; image: 15.5575 cm x 20.6375 cm; 6 1/8 in x 8 1/8 in
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: front, lwr. r. (carved in plate): F.B. ; TITLE: front, upp. r. (carved in plate): THE CITY OF TOMORROW ; SIGNATURE: front, lwr. r. (graphite) Fred Becker ; TITLE: front, lwr. l. (graphite): THE CITY OF TOMORROW ; NUMBER: front, lwr. r. (graphite): 4
Accession Number:  UM 1974.38.144
Credit Line:Gift of Frederick G. Becker to the W.P.A. Collection
Museum Collection:  University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMASS Amherst
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Description:
Overhead view of city blocks with satiracle advertising signs. Works Progress Administration (WPA) Collection

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Becker, Frederick G.
American (1913-2004)
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