The UMMA collections are often used by classes organized under the "American Studies" heading. This collection contains portfolios in this vein, as well as additional materials that may be of use for university faculty and UMMA staff.
W16 Miller - ENGLISH 362 - U.S. Modernism in Word and Image
Ida Abelman My Father Reminisces lithograph on paper 14 9/16 in x 18 7/16 in (36.99 cm x 46.83 cm) Allocated by the U.S. Government
Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
Robert Gwathmey Across the Field serigraph on paper 12 ¼ in x 14 in (31.12 cm x 35.56 cm);22 1/16 in x 28 1/16 in (56.04 cm x 71.28 cm);17 1/16 in x 18 1/16 in (43.34 cm x 45.88 cm);12 ¼ in x 14 in (31.12 cm x 35.56 cm) Museum Purchase
George Wesley Bellows The Crowd lithograph on paper 12 7/8 in x 15 7/8 in (32.7 cm x 40.32 cm) Dr. Herbert & Doris Sloan
Thomas Hart Benton Mine Strike lithograph on paper 9 3/16 in x 10 7/8 in (23.34 cm x 27.62 cm) Museum Purchase
Stuart Davis Two Figures & El lithograph on paper 11 in x 15 in (27.94 cm x 38.1 cm);22 1/16 in x 18 ⅛ in (56.04 cm x 46.04 cm);16 9/16 in x 20 15/16 in (42.07 cm x 53.18 cm) Gift of Jean Paul Slusser
Marian Spore Bush Sabotage oil on canvas 46 in x 64 in (116.84 cm x 162.56 cm) Gift from the family of Marian S. Bush
Alexander Calder Quilt lithograph on paper 22 in x 29 7/8 in (55.9 cm x 75.9 cm) The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
Edward Hopper Night Shadows etching on Van Gelder wove paper 10 ¾ in x 13 13/16 in (10 ¾ in x 35.08 cm) Gift of Dr. & Mrs. S.J. Axelrod
Sargent Claude Johnson Lenox Avenue lithograph on paper 12 ½ in x 8 9/16 in (31.75 cm x 21.75 cm) Allocated by the U.S. Government
Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
Alvin Langdon Coburn Fifth Avenue, from the St. Regis photogravure on paper 7 3/8 in x 5 7/8 in (18.7 cm x 14.9 cm);14 3/8 in x 19 3/8 in (36.5 cm x 49.2 cm);7 7/8 in x 6 1/4 in (20 cm x 15.9 cm) Museum Purchase
Dorothea Lange The Eight-Year Old Daughter of a Tobacco Farmer toned gelatin silver print on paper 10 in. x 10 in. ( 25.4 cm x 25.4 cm ) Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Reproduction # (407697 - LCUSF34 - 17918
Lewis W. Hine Luther - 16 yrs. old. Right arm was cut off by a running saw in a box factory. Now attending school. gelatin silver print on paper 6 3/4 in x 4 3/4 in (17.1 cm x 12.1 cm);19 5/16 in x 14 5/16 in (49.05 cm x 36.35 cm);6 15/16 in x 4 15/16 in (17.6 cm x 12.5 cm) Museum Purchase
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