Christmas in the Tenements (1923)
Theodore Dreiser1923 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1945)
Specifications
- Year
- 1923
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1871–1945
About the artwork
"Christmas in the Tenements" (1923) is a work by Theodore Dreiser. It is listed in the Illustration collection. The image is in portrait orientation. Background on Illustration: Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. About the period around 1923: The first decades of the twentieth century were a period of rapid experiment, with Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and the first abstract painting appearing within a few years of each other. Dada and Surrealism followed the First World War, the Bauhaus school was founded in 1919, and Art Deco became the fashionable decorative style of the 1920s and 1930s.
"Christmas in the Tenements" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
American, 1871–1945
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