Louis Lozowick

Slum Clearance (Demolition)
1939

A black and white lithograph titled "Slum Clearance" by Louis Lozowick, dated 1937, depicting a scene of urban demolition with workers clearing debris from the rooftops of partially demolished buildings. A car is visible in the foreground amidst the rubble and construction materials.
A black and white lithograph titled "Slum Clearance" by Louis Lozowick, dated 1937, depicting a scene of urban demolition with workers clearing debris from the rooftops of partially demolished buildings. A car is visible in the foreground amidst the rubble and construction materials.

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Date
1939

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 3/8in. (40 × 28.9 cm) Image: 11 11/16 × 8 5/16in. (29.7 × 21.1 cm)

Accession number
2007.60

Edition
Ed. 20

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Louis Lozowick, Courtesy Mary Ryan Gallery, New York

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