Museum object · Visual Arts
Brick Builders
1940
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A lithograph depicting three brick workers. The workers are depicted beneath an open archway of a building under construction, with a cityscape visible behind them. The men wear collared shirts and hats. The man on the left is holding a brick and in front of the three men is a wagon filled with bricks. There are crane booms and hoists visible behind the men, one on either side. In the background of the print there are multiple buildings. The title of the print [Brick Builders] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner. The print is signed on the bottom right corner in pencil [James L. Wells '40].
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Catalog reference: 2023.111.69
