Bread Line
n.d.
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Nigel Cholmeley-Jones
Accession Number
1967.54.78
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Bread Line** Behold *Bread Line*, a poignant arts print from the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, gifted by Mrs. Nigel Cholmeley. Created by an unidentified artist and undated, this work captures a stark scene of human struggle: a group of figures on a city street near a door, evoking desperate queues for food relief that defined eras of economic hardship. The draws viewers into the quiet dignity amid poverty, highlighting the shared plight of ordinary people. As a print in the graphic arts tradition, *Bread Line* leverages the medium's power for reproducibility and wide dissem...
About the Artist
Unidentified ( ) · –