On View
Not on viewObject number1977/8.29
Western Saga
Maker
Carlos Andreson
(American, 1904-1978)
Date1943
Mediumlithograph
Dimensionsimage: 13 1/8 × 9 5/8 in. (33.3 × 24.4 cm)
sheet: 15 5/8 × 11 3/4 in. (39.7 × 29.8 cm)
mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
sheet: 15 5/8 × 11 3/4 in. (39.7 × 29.8 cm)
mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Cornelia Robinson
Exhibition History"36 Regionalist Prints from the KIA," Dennos Museum (Sept. 8 - Nov. 24, 1996), Ella Sharp Museum (July 17 - Sept. 13, 1997), Midland Center for the Arts (Aug. 2 - Sept. 21, 1997).Label TextAlthough he worked in New York City, Andreson was well known for his interpretations of Midwestern farm life. Much of his work in the late 1930s and early 40s was done for the Federal government, first with the Painting and Sculpture for Federal Buildings Program of the Treasure Department Art Projects and then for the WPA Federal Art Project. Western Saga, which depicts the different but equal roles played by a homesteader and his wife, is drawn from the experience Andreson gathered in his travels for the WPA.
