Strange Funeral
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Dan Rico (American, 1910–1985). Strange Funeral, 1930s. Wood engraving, Sheet: 16 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (42.2 x 23.5 cm) Image: 10 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (26.4 x 20 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1042.50. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Strange Funeral
Date
1930s
Medium
Wood engraving
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (42.2 x 23.5 cm) Image: 10 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (26.4 x 20 cm)
Signatures
Lower right, in graphite: "Dan Rico"; Lower right plate, etched: "DR" etched in plate, lower right.
Inscriptions
Lower left, printed: "Federal Art Project / NYC WPA"; lower center, in graphite: "Strange Funeral"; Lower right plate, etched: "DR-"; lower right, in graphite: "Dan Rico"; lower left, in graphite: "Given by Brooklyn Public Library for experimental purposes--"; lower center, in graphite: "14 x 19"; lower right corner, in graphite: "6".
Markings
Top weathered and torn by tape.
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X1042.50
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