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  • Edwin Markham

    Edwin Markham

    Mathilde De Cordoba (American, New York 1875–1942 Valhalla, New York)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.47

  • Bait Gatherers

    Bait Gatherers

    Albert James Webb (American, born New York 1891)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.347

  • Farming

    Farming

    Bernard P. Schardt (American, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1904–1979 North Truro, Massachusetts)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.998

  • Backstage

    Backstage

    Benjamin D. Kopman (American (born Russia), Vitebsk 1887–1965 Teaneck, New Jersey)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.614

  • Man Thrice Blessed

    Man Thrice Blessed

    Isadore Weiner (American, Chicago, Illinois 1910–1940)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.47.317

  • The Tigers, The Tulips, and the Swans

    The Tigers, The Tulips, and the Swans

    Lawrence Edward Kupferman (American, Dorchester, Massachusetts 1909–1982 Boston, Massachusetts)

    Date: 1937
    Accession Number: 43.49.5

  • Abandoned Factory

    Abandoned Factory

    Lillian Adelman (American, born 1899?–?1985)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.651

  • Pigeon Roost

    Pigeon Roost

    Abe Ajay (American, Altoona, Pennsylvania 1919–1998)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.427

  • On the Train

    On the Train

    Isadore Weiner (American, Chicago, Illinois 1910–1940)

    Date: 1938
    Accession Number: 43.47.205

  • Mine Village

    Mine Village

    Bernard Joseph Steffen (American, Neodesha, Kansas 1907–1980 Flushing, New York)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.1068

  • Barber Shop

    Barber Shop

    Jacob Kainen (American, Waterbury, Connecticut 1909–2001)

    Date: 1940
    Accession Number: 43.33.609

  • Two Fares

    Two Fares

    Abraham Jacobs (American, born 1904)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.29.39

  • Adagio Dancer

    Adagio Dancer

    Claire Mahl (American, 1912–1988)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.863

  • Coal Yard

    Coal Yard

    Beatrice Mandelman (American, Newark, New Jersey 1912–1998)

    Date: 1939–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.867

  • Night Scene

    Night Scene

    Ruth Chaney (American, born 1908)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.630

  • Rabbi and Wife

    Rabbi and Wife

    Helen Wagner (American, 1911–1997)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.513

  • Commuter

    Commuter

    Hugh Botts (American, New York 1903–1964 Cranford, New Jersey)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.84

  • Fourteenth Street Perspective

    Fourteenth Street Perspective

    Dayton Brandfield (American, New York (?) 1911–1993 Dayton Beach, California (?))

    Date: 1936
    Accession Number: 40.111.43

  • Pioneer Woman

    Pioneer Woman

    Chet La More (American, Dane County, Wisconsin 1908–1980 Ann Arbor, Michigan or Buffalo, New York)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.1097

  • Horse Group #8

    Horse Group #8

    Arthur George Murphy (American, Tiffin, Ohio 1906–1991 Old Saybrook, Connecticut)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.47.237

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  • Edwin Markham
    Edwin Markham

    Mathilde De Cordoba (American, New York 1875–1942 Valhalla, New York)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.47

  • Bait Gatherers
    Bait Gatherers

    Albert James Webb (American, born New York 1891)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.347

  • Farming
    Farming

    Bernard P. Schardt (American, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1904–1979 North Truro, Massachusetts)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.998

  • Backstage
    Backstage

    Benjamin D. Kopman (American (born Russia), Vitebsk 1887–1965 Teaneck, New Jersey)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.614

  • Man Thrice Blessed
    Man Thrice Blessed

    Isadore Weiner (American, Chicago, Illinois 1910–1940)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.47.317

  • The Tigers, The Tulips, and the Swans
    The Tigers, The Tulips, and the Swans

    Lawrence Edward Kupferman (American, Dorchester, Massachusetts 1909–1982 Boston, Massachusetts)

    Date: 1937
    Accession Number: 43.49.5

  • Abandoned Factory
    Abandoned Factory

    Lillian Adelman (American, born 1899?–?1985)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.651

  • Pigeon Roost
    Pigeon Roost

    Abe Ajay (American, Altoona, Pennsylvania 1919–1998)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.427

  • On the Train
    On the Train

    Isadore Weiner (American, Chicago, Illinois 1910–1940)

    Date: 1938
    Accession Number: 43.47.205

  • Mine Village
    Mine Village

    Bernard Joseph Steffen (American, Neodesha, Kansas 1907–1980 Flushing, New York)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.1068

  • Barber Shop
    Barber Shop

    Jacob Kainen (American, Waterbury, Connecticut 1909–2001)

    Date: 1940
    Accession Number: 43.33.609

  • Two Fares
    Two Fares

    Abraham Jacobs (American, born 1904)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.29.39

  • Adagio Dancer
    Adagio Dancer

    Claire Mahl (American, 1912–1988)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.863

  • Coal Yard
    Coal Yard

    Beatrice Mandelman (American, Newark, New Jersey 1912–1998)

    Date: 1939–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.867

  • Night Scene
    Night Scene

    Ruth Chaney (American, born 1908)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.630

  • Rabbi and Wife
    Rabbi and Wife

    Helen Wagner (American, 1911–1997)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.513

  • Commuter
    Commuter

    Hugh Botts (American, New York 1903–1964 Cranford, New Jersey)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.84

  • Fourteenth Street Perspective
    Fourteenth Street Perspective

    Dayton Brandfield (American, New York (?) 1911–1993 Dayton Beach, California (?))

    Date: 1936
    Accession Number: 40.111.43

  • Pioneer Woman
    Pioneer Woman

    Chet La More (American, Dane County, Wisconsin 1908–1980 Ann Arbor, Michigan or Buffalo, New York)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.33.1097

  • Horse Group #8
    Horse Group #8

    Arthur George Murphy (American, Tiffin, Ohio 1906–1991 Old Saybrook, Connecticut)

    Date: 1935–43
    Accession Number: 43.47.237

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