Georges Schreiber

The White House
1945

A black and white etching depicting a young African American boy standing in front of a building with "The WHITE HOUSE" inscribed above the entrance. The boy is dressed in a suit with a bow tie and holds a hat in his hand. The building's door has ornate metalwork, and there is a sign that reads "COLORED" with an arrow pointing to the right. The windows show reflections, and there is a crumpled piece of paper on the ground near the boy's feet. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.
A black and white etching depicting a young African American boy standing in front of a building with "The WHITE HOUSE" inscribed above the entrance. The boy is dressed in a suit with a bow tie and holds a hat in his hand. The building's door has ornate metalwork, and there is a sign that reads "COLORED" with an arrow pointing to the right. The windows show reflections, and there is a crumpled piece of paper on the ground near the boy's feet. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1945

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 1/4 × 12 5/16in. (41.2 × 31.2 cm) Image: 13 1/8 × 9 13/16in. (33.3 cm, 24.9kg)

Accession number
2004.853

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
© Estate of Georges Schreiber, courtesy D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc.

API
artworks/20159

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