The Writer
Date1939
Artist
Ruth Chaney
American artist and printmaker, 1908–1973
MediumSix-color lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 9 1/2 × 13 1/8 in. (24.1 × 33.3 cm)
sheet: 11 9/16 × 15 7/8 in. (29.4 × 40.3 cm)
sheet: 11 9/16 × 15 7/8 in. (29.4 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael J. Ettner, 2026
Object number2026-1.44
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextRuth Chaney's colorful prints for the Federal Art Project appeared in American Color Prints Under $10, an exhibition of fine art subsidized by the Federal Art Project to be accessible to the American people. A leader in New York City's Federal Art Project, Chaney helped to organize an exhibition of Federal art intended for display in subway stations.
