Mitchell Siporin (American, 1910-1976)
published by the Works Progress Administration
Railroaders
INV-1269
Mitchell Siporin (American, 1910-1976)
published by the Works Progress Administration1939/40
lithographprint
Date
1939/40
Medium
Color lithograph on off-white wove paper laminate
Dimensions
Image: 56 × 39.5 cm (22 1/16 × 15 9/16 in.); Sheet: 73.7 × 58.2 cm (29 1/16 × 22 15/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Art Institute of Chicago, Works Progress Administration Allocation
Siporin studied at SAIC and with Todros Geller in the 1920s. In his art he frequently focused on the disenfranchised; he was also a political activist and a member of the Chicago John Reed Club. In this print created for the WPA, Siporin depicted a group of three railroad workers, a reflection of his interest in workers’ rights. Siporin was also a noted WPA muralist, painting the mural in Chicago’s Lane Tech High School.
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