Subway Man
Paul Sample, American, 1896 - 1974
1943
Watercolor on sketchbook page
Overall: 10 × 14 in. (25.4 × 35.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the artist, Class of 1920
W.983.34.50
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Watercolor
Research Area
Watercolor
Not on view
Inscriptions
VERSO- Inscribed, in ink: "Subway man / Paul Sample/ '43"; inscribed, in graphite: "forward guns on / subs must not be shown".
Course History
ARTH 17, The Power of Place: Urban and Rural Images in American Art, 1900-1945, Sarah Powers, Winter 2014
Provenance
The artist; given to Dartmouth College Library; transferred to present collection, 1983
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