Drummer / Frederick W. Becker

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Accession Number: 1943.5
Title: Drummer
Artist: Frederick W. Becker
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1888-1974
Medium and Support: wood engraving on paper
Object Creation Date: 1937
Credit Line: Allocated by the U.S. Government; Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
Inscription: Inscribed l.c.: "Drummer" Signed l.r.: Fred Becker Inscribed l.r.c.: 16 Stamped l.l.: Federal Art Project NYC WPA Stamped NOV 10 1937 Addt'l markings: Initials on block l.r.: F.B.
Dimensions: 20.6 cm x 15.3 cm (8 1/8 in. x 6 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Keywords: abstraction; drums; entertainment; musical instruments; musicians; trumpets; wpa
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; genres; how we live; modern and contemporary art; music; objects; organizations; people and occupations
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Full citation: "Drummer; Frederick W. Becker." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1943.5/1943.5.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.