Pie-Plant
Object number2019.92.3
Artist
Wilfred A. Readio
(1895 - 1961)
Datec. 1930
MediumPaper; Ink; Pencil
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionRectangular black and white lithograph on white paper. Scene features close-up rhubarb plants in the foreground with farmhouse in the background. Right side of house has wooden lean-to with two open doors and two steps on which sits a figure with hands on knees and head bowed. White margins surround the printed scene. Paper has irregular rough edges on top, left, and bottom. Reverse is undecorated.DimensionsHeight x Width (Paper overall): 9.563 × 11.75 in. (24.3 × 29.8 cm)Height x Width (Printed area not including title): 7.875 × 11 in. (20 × 27.9 cm)
SignedBottom right corner of lithograph has printed artist initials "WAR".
InscriptionsReverse's top right corner has handwritten text in pencil "57D".
MarksBottom left margin has, below the artwork, printed text "PIE-PLANT" and handwritten text in pencil "5/18".
Historical NotesLithograph of artwork by Wilfred Readio. Lithograph of the Dennis Farm near Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. Readio was head of Painting and Design at Carnegie Tech, c. 1930-1950. The lithographs in this collection feature WPA scenes.
Related institution
Carnegie Mellon University
Related institution
Works Progress Administration
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