Bernarda Bryson Shahn

Cyrus McCormick's Reaper
1935–1936

Historical illustration depicting Cyrus McCormick with a large portrait in the foreground, holding a piece of paper with patent information. In the background, various figures, including a woman seated to the right and men standing near a horse and McCormick's reaper invention, are visible outside a brick building. The scene is set in a rural landscape with trees and hills, and the caption "CYRUS MCCORMICK'S REAPER" is at the bottom, with the artist's signature, Bernarda Bryson, on the lower right.
Historical illustration depicting Cyrus McCormick with a large portrait in the foreground, holding a piece of paper with patent information. In the background, various figures, including a woman seated to the right and men standing near a horse and McCormick's reaper invention, are visible outside a brick building. The scene is set in a rural landscape with trees and hills, and the caption "CYRUS MCCORMICK'S REAPER" is at the bottom, with the artist's signature, Bernarda Bryson, on the lower right.

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Date
1935–1936

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/8 × 15 7/8in. (28.9 × 40.3 cm) Image: 9 1/8 × 12 1/2in. (23.2 × 31.8 cm)

Accession number
98.97.2

Series
from The Vanishing American Frontier book

Edition
Edition possibly 10

Publication
Printed by A. Grant Arnold; 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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