The Birthday Party

Charles Surendorf, The Birthday Party, ca. 1935-1939, woodcut engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols, 1974.38.124
Charles Surendorf, The Birthday Party, ca. 1935-1939, woodcut engraving on paper, sheet: 7 7810 12 in. (20.026.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols, 1974.38.124

Artwork Details

Title
The Birthday Party
Date
ca. 1935-1939
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 7 7810 12 in. (20.026.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean Nichols
Mediums Description
woodcut engraving on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — flatware
  • Object — foodstuff — cake
  • New Deal — Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project — California
  • Ceremony — other — birthday
  • Recreation — leisure — eating and drinking
  • Still life — furniture — table
  • Landscape
  • Figure group
Object Number
1974.38.124

Works by this artist (29 items)

Charles Surendorf, Kava (Fiji), 1940, woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols, 1974.38.126
Kava (Fiji)
Date1940
woodcut on paper
Not on view
Charles Surendorf, Traffic Interlude--Tahiti, 1940, linoleum cut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols, 1974.38.123
Traffic Interlude – Tahiti
Date1940
linoleum cut on paper
Not on view
Charles Surendorf, The Birthday Party, ca. 1935-1939, woodcut engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols, 1974.38.124
The Birthday Party
Dateca. 1935-1939
woodcut engraving on paper
Not on view
Charles Surendorf, Sonora Way, ca. 1935-1939, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jean Nichols, 1974.38.104
Sonora Way
Dateca. 1935-1939
wood engraving on paper
Not on view

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