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John Henry's Hand
1935 Fred Becker Born: Oakland, California 1913 Died: Amherst, Massachusetts 2004 wood engraving image: 6 1/8 x 4 5/8 in. (15.4 x 11.6 cm) Smithsonian American Art Museum Transfer from D.C. Public Library 1967.72.30 Not currently on view
Keywords
Architecture - industry - railroad yard
Ethnic - African-American
Figure male - fragment - hand
Figure - fragment - eye
Literature - character - John Henry
Object - foliage - cotton
State of being - phenomenon - surreal
New Deal - Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project - New York City
graphic arts - print
wood engraving
About Fred Becker
Born: Oakland, California 1913 Died: Amherst, Massachusetts 2004
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