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Fine art print by Iver Rose, The artwork is a lithograph titled
"Breadline" by the American artist Iver Rose (1899-1972). It was created in 1935 during the Great Depression.
About the Artwork
Medium: The piece is a lithograph, which is a printmaking technique.
Subject: The artwork depicts a line of men, reflecting the widespread economic hardship of the Depression era and the gendered impact of the economic collapse.
Style: The somber tones and angular forms evoke the bleak atmosphere of the time period.
Artist: Iver Rose worked as an easel painter for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Depression, and many of his works from the 1930s and 1940s have a social realism style, focusing on the plight of the working man. |
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