Joseph Hirsch

Survivor
1954

A pencil drawing depicting a side profile of a person praying with their hands clasped together. The individual's head is bowed down towards their hands, and they are enveloped in a dark, textured shroud or hood. The artwork is monochromatic, with a focus on light and shadow to create depth. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.
A pencil drawing depicting a side profile of a person praying with their hands clasped together. The individual's head is bowed down towards their hands, and they are enveloped in a dark, textured shroud or hood. The artwork is monochromatic, with a focus on light and shadow to create depth. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1954

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 16 1/8in. (29.5 × 41 cm) Image: 7 × 14in. (17.8 × 35.6 cm)

Accession number
2004.778

Edition
Ed. 250

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller & Son; published by Associated American Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Neifeld-Russak Families

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/20061

Joseph Hirsch
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