Old Gate
Object number2019.92.5
Artist
Wilfred A. Readio
(1895 - 1961)
Date1935-1943
MediumPaper; Ink; Pencil
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionRectangular black and white lithograph on white paper. Farm scene with large barn in left background and a farm vehicle in right center background with farmland extending into right background. Foreground depicts a man carrying a bundle of wood behind a wire fence with wooden gate at right center. Trees in right midground. White margins surround the printed scene. Paper has irregular rough edges along right and bottom. Reverse is undecorated.DimensionsHeight x Width (Paper overall): 13.938 × 17.313 in. (35.4 × 44 cm)Height x Width (Printed area): 11.75 × 14.375 in. (29.8 × 36.5 cm)
SignedBottom right corner of lithograph has printed artist signature "W A Readio".
InscriptionsReverse's top right corner has handwritten text in pencil "WAR 20 C".
MarksBottom left margin has, below the artwork, printed text "OLD GATE" and handwritten text in pencil "13/15".
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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