Mitchell Siporin

Earthquake

1941

A group of people huddle under a leaning wooden beam, clutching cloth and seeking shelter.
A group of people huddle under a leaning wooden beam, clutching cloth and seeking shelter.

Mitchell Siporin, Earthquake, 1941. Casein and graphite pencil on board, overall: 26 3/8 × 36 1/16 × 1/8 in. (67 × 91.6 × 0.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 41.41. (c) Estate of Mitchell Siporin

Recto

Not on view

Date
1941

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Casein and graphite pencil on board

Dimensions
Overall: 26 3/8 × 36 1/16 × 1/8 in. (67 × 91.6 × 0.3 cm)

Accession number
41.41

Credit line
Purchase

Rights and reproductions
(c) Estate of Mitchell Siporin

API
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