An abstract black-and-white geometric print of a cityscape with men shoveling in a snowstorm.

Chicago Snow Storm

Charles Turzak (1899-1986)

Date

ca. 1936-1938
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Woodcut
Dimensions

Image: 8 5/16 x 11 9/16 in.
Sheet: 11 1/16 x 14 5/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. engraved on woodblock: Turzak
l.l. below image in graphite: Chicago Snow Storm
l.r. signed below image in graphite: Turzak
Verso:
l.r. in graphite: 8101
Collection Name

American Labor Prints Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1998.134
Copyright

© Joan Turzak Van Hees

Location: Off view

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