Box 7

Scope and Contents: Lubell 7/4: 184a-b Two 1934 copies of a black and white lithograph prints. They depict three men in shadow, sitting and consuming an unseen soup in bowls. The extreme contrast in light and shadow makes the work appear akin to Chiaroscuro. Signed W. Milius. Lubell 184a has a penciled Roman numeral II in the lower right corner. 184b is mounted on a thin mat. These were originally in a folder labelled “very first lithograph 1933 – Soup Kitchen.” 184a – 45.9 x 31.8 ...

Scope and Contents: Lubell 7/4: 185a One of two depictions of the same image, one an aquatint print and the other a drawing. This version is an aquatint print of a woman wearing a floral hat, a fur-trimmed coat and, what appears to be an apron over the front. The woman has very short stature (the arms in particular are somewhat short for her body type). The aquatint, Lubell 185a, is untitled and shows the woman facing to her right. The drawing, Lubell 185b, is titled The...

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Lubell 7/4: 186

Lithograph. Print of two feet, their legs mostly off-screen, and two shoes, which are lying on grass near a shoe shine box. The clothes are notably ragged; the socks have large holes, the shoes scuffed and marked, and a cloth at the top-right edge carries some dirt. The scene represents the massive social and economic upheaval of the Great Depression. Notation “remaining edition ½.” Signed both W. Milius and Winifred Milius Lubell.

29.9 x 40.6 cm