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Photograph of a woman reading at a bus stop in front of a department store vitrine.
Walker Evans (American (North American))
Woman Reading at the Bus Stop in Front of S. Klein on the Square Department Store, Union Square East, New York City
1924 – 1934
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Lunn, Jr., in Honor of the Centennial of The Michigan Daily
1990/2.50
This work shows an elderly woman sitting on a bench, reading a book. She wears a scarf over her head. Next to her on the bench is an animal—possibly a monkey—that sits upright. There is a wash of grey ink above the woman's head, a faint sketch of a lamp, and spots of black ink. 
Marc Chagall (Belorussian (culture or style))
The Grandmother
1922 – 1923
Museum Purchase
1949/1.170
An etching of a woman who appears to be reading a newspaper. She has one foot in front of the other and has her hair pulled back with a large headband.
Isabel Bishop
Girl with Newspaper
1945
Gift of Clan Crawford, Jr.
2009/1.474
This still life shows one book open on a table with a row of books behind it. To the right of the open book is a small cup and three more stacked books. To the left is an inkwell and a small blue booklet. 
American (American (North American))
Still Life with Books
1900 – 1954
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.206
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