Arrival of Brass Section

Fred Becker American

Publisher Published by WPA

1935–43

Not on view

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Title: Arrival of Brass Section
Artist: Fred Becker (American, Oakland, California 1913–2004 Amherst, Massachusetts)
Publisher: Published by WPA
Date: 1935–43
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 11 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (29.8 x 16.5 cm) sheet: 14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (37.5 x 24.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of the Work Projects Administration, New York, 1943
Object Number: 43.33.93
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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