About the Artwork
Clown
1941
George Gaethke
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American
Unknown
Screenprint printed in color ink on wove paper
Image: 14 1/4 × 19 inches (36.2 × 48.3 cm) Sheet: 21 × 28 1/8 inches (53.3 × 71.4 cm)
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Gift of the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project
43.176
All works created under the Federal Art Project (FAP) are in the public domain.
Markings
Signed and dated, in pencil, lower right: George Gaethke 1941
Inscribed, in pencil, lower left: Clown 14-25 Inscribed, lower left corner, verso: #5669 Inscribed, lower center: Calif-Silk Screen
Drystamp, lower left corner: WPA | ART | PROJECT
Provenance
1943-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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All works created under the Federal Art Project (FAP) are in the public domain.
George Gaethke, Clown, 1941, screenprint printed in color ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, 43.176.
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