Spruance, Benton Murdoch. The People Work, 1937. lithograph, Image: 34.8 x 48 cm (13 11/16 x 18 7/8 in.); Sheet: 40.5 x 57.8 cm (15 15/16 x 22 3/4 in.). Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2006.114. Copyrighted.

The People Work

1937

Benton Spruance

Benton Spruance (American, 1904–1967)

Prints

The People Work, 1937. Benton Spruance (American, 1904–1967). Lithograph; image: 34.8 x 48 cm (13 11/16 x 18 7/8 in.); sheet: 40.5 x 57.8 cm (15 15/16 x 22 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2006.114 This series of lithographs shows the artist Benton Spruance’s affinity for Mexican mural painting by such artists as Diego Rivera.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Spruance, Benton Murdoch
Classification: Portfolio
Formatted Medium: lithograph
Medium: lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 34.8 x 48 cm (13 11/16 x 18 7/8 in.); Sheet: 40.5 x 57.8 cm (15 15/16 x 22 3/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: In graphite: lower left: 29/40; lower center: The People Work - Morning; lower right: Benton Spruance - 37
Departments: Prints
Accession Number: 2006.114
Credit Line: Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Exhibitions: Ashcan School Prints and the American City, 1900-1940
Rights Statement: Copyrighted