Water and Rail

Titles: Water and Rail (Supplied title)

Description: A winter scene. At the lower right a boat pulls up to a snowy shore. At the lower left are small shacks along the shore. A moving train runs horizontally through the center of the picture past taller buildings. Smoke emits from the train to the left.

Dates

• 1937 (Creation)
• 1937 (Content)

Creation

• painter: Brown, Bob
• subject: Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project

Identifiers

• Accession Number: AV1981.20.169
• Negative Number: 38364

Credit: Gift of St. Paul Public Library.

Notes

• Made for the WPA art project.

Holding Type: Art

Quantity: 1 painting

Format

• Content Category: paintings
• Medium/Materials: watercolor
• Colorization: color
• Physical Support: paper

Measurements

• 15 1/8 inches height
• 21 inches width

Subjects

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