Toucans
Datec. 1933-1934
Artist
Gordon Deacon
(American printmaker, 20th century)
MediumThree-color linoleum block print
Dimensionscomposition: 5 × 4 1/2 in. (12.7 × 11.4 cm)
sheet: 10 3/4 × 7 1/4 in. (27.3 × 18.4 cm)
sheet: 10 3/4 × 7 1/4 in. (27.3 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the 3rd Regional District of the P.W.A.P., 1934
Object number1934-32
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextDuring the Great Depression, the Public Works of Art Project supported individual artists, like Deacon, paying them to produce works of art. Under the auspices of the Philadelphia office of this New Deal agency, Deacon produced a series of linoleum block prints of animals.
