University of Michigan Museum of Art: Lunch Counter

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Accession Number: 2009/1.475
Title: Lunch Counter
Artist: Isabel Bishop
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1902-1988
Medium and Support: etching on paper
Object Creation Date: 1940
Credit Line: Gift of Clan Crawford, Jr.
Dimensions: 50 cm x 37.2 cm x 1.6 cm (19 11/16 in. x 14 5/8 in. x 5/8 in.)
Century: 20th century
Physical Description: This etching contains two standing women at a counter. The woman on the right drinks while the woman on the left eats. They both have hats on; the woman on the right wears high heels, a knee-length skirt, and a petticoat.
Primary Keywords: etchings; standing; women
Secondary Keywords: transfer method; intaglio prints; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by gender; physical activities; physical activities by general context; prints; prints by process; prints by process or technique; visual works; visual works by medium or technique
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Lunch Counter