Bernarda Bryson Shahn

A Mule and A Plow
1935–1936

Vintage poster titled "A MULE AND A PLOW" featuring a man in a hat and work clothes standing next to a mule, with a farmhouse in the background. The bottom text reads "RESETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION Small Loans Give Farmers a New Start." The artwork has a warm, earthy color palette and a signature in the bottom right corner.
Vintage poster titled "A MULE AND A PLOW" featuring a man in a hat and work clothes standing next to a mule, with a farmhouse in the background. The bottom text reads "RESETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION Small Loans Give Farmers a New Start." The artwork has a warm, earthy color palette and a signature in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1935–1936

Classification
Prints

Medium
Photo-offset lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 38 1/16 × 25in. (96.7 × 63.5 cm) Image: 36 × 24in. (91.4 × 61 cm)

Accession number
98.97.1

Edition
Edition unknown

Publication
Printed by Globe Litho; published by Resettlement Administration

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jake Milgram Wien in honor of the 95th birthday of Bernarda Bryson Shahn

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Bernarda Bryson Shahn / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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