Ward
Object number2019.92.4
Artist
Wilfred A. Readio
(1895 - 1961)
Date1935-1943
MediumPaper; Ink; Pencil; Adhesive tape
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionRectangular black and white lithograph on white paper. Scene features rural landscape with buildings and houses in the foreground and midground with tree-covered hills in the background. Dirt roads meander through the scene. White margins surround the printed scene. Paper has irregular rough edges along right and bottom. Reverse is undecorated.DimensionsHeight x Width (Paper overall): 12.438 × 17.5 in. (31.6 × 44.5 cm)Height x Width (Printed area not including title): 9.938 × 11.938 in. (25.2 × 30.3 cm)
SignedBottom right corner of lithograph has printed artist signature "WILFRED A READIO" and handwritten signature in pencil below the artwork "Wilfred A. Readio".
InscriptionsReverse's top right corner has handwritten text in pencil "WAR 22-N".
MarksBottom left margin has, below the artwork, printed text "WARD" followed by handwritten text in pencil "5/12".
Bottom left corner of paper has handwritten text in pencil "2nd State".
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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