Years of Dust Resettlement Administration Rescues Victims, Restores Land to Proper Use

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Title

Years of Dust Resettlement Administration Rescues Victims, Restores Land to Proper Use

Subject

people; poster; sitting; newspaper; buildings; houses; window; black and white

Description

A poster with text on the top and bottom that reads "Years of Dust" and "Resettlement Administration Rescues victims Restores land to proper use." In the image, a person in a hat sits on the porch of a house, head in hands, with a newspaper on their lap. A child looks through the window behind the person, and a fence and more buildings can be seen to the left in the distance.

Creator

Ben Shahn (1898-1969)

Born: September 12, 1898 (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Died: March 14, 1969 (age 70 years) (New York City, New York, USA)

Source

12102, Visual Resources Library, EL

Date

1936

Rights

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Format

Art Form: Prints; Photographs; Drawings
Material: photomechanical print poster
Measurements: 38 1/5 x 24 4/5 in.

Type

20th century