White Line
Object number2019.92.2
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 meandering two-lane road with surrounding rural landscape; road has single solid white line running down center. Simple farm building sits next to road at right center and farm buildings sit next to road in left background. Power lines run through left side of scene and a fence line with wooden posts runs at a diagonal through the foreground. Scattered shrubs and trees, some in background appear bare. White margins surround the printed scene. Paper has irregular rough edges. Reverse is undecorated.DimensionsHeight x Width (Overall paper): 8.813 × 11.063 in. (22.4 × 28.1 cm)Height x Width (Printed area): 7.438 × 9 in. (18.9 × 22.9 cm)
SignedBottom right corner of lithograph has faint printed artist initials "W.A.R".
InscriptionsReverse's top right corner has handwritten text in pencil "WAR 7E".
MarksBottom left margin has handwritten text in pencil below the artwork "White Line 2/14".
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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