Little Footbridge
Object number2019.92.1
Artist
Wilfred A. Readio
(1895 - 1961)
Date1935-1943
MediumPaper; Ink; Pencil
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionRectangular black and white lithograph on white paper. Scene features two men working on opposite sides of a bridge. A river runs underneath the bridge and a third man sits on the riverbank in the foreground. Houses and buildings in the background. White margins surround the printed scene. Reverse is undecorated.DimensionsHeight x Width (Paper overall): 5.75 × 8.75 in. (14.6 × 22.2 cm)Height x Width (Printed area): 4.75 × 5.688 in. (12.1 × 14.4 cm)
SignedBottom right corner of lithograph has faint printed artist initials "WAR".
InscriptionsReverse's top right corner has handwritten text in pencil "82-A".
MarksBottom left margin has handwritten text in pencil below the artwork "Little Footbridge 5/15".
Bottom left corner of paper has handwritten text in pencil "II5".
Historical NotesLithograph of artwork by Wilfred Readio. Readio was head of Painting and Design at Carnegie Tech, c. 1930-1950. The lithograph features a WPA scene.
Related institution
Carnegie Mellon University
Related institution
Works Progress Administration
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