Mitchell Siporin

Workers Family
c. 1937–1938

A black and white linocut print titled "Workers Family" by Mitchell Siporin, depicting a group of four solemn-faced individuals, likely a family, with an industrial backdrop featuring smokestacks and factory buildings. The artwork conveys a sense of hardship or concern, with strong, expressive lines emphasizing the characters' features and the stark industrial environment.
A black and white linocut print titled "Workers Family" by Mitchell Siporin, depicting a group of four solemn-faced individuals, likely a family, with an industrial backdrop featuring smokestacks and factory buildings. The artwork conveys a sense of hardship or concern, with strong, expressive lines emphasizing the characters' features and the stark industrial environment.

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Date
c. 1937–1938

Classification
Prints

Medium
Linoleum cut on paper mounted on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 10 1/4in. (22.2 × 26 cm) Image: 7 × 9 1/2in. (17.8 × 24.1 cm) Mount: 15 × 12in. (38.1 × 30.5 cm)

Accession number
2001.12.10

Series
Biro-Bidjan Portfolio

Edition
Ed. 200

Publication
Printed by Precision Press; published by L.M. Stein

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/38323

Mitchell Siporin
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