Moving Man
c. 1935-1943
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linocut
Dimensions
block: 322 x 235 mm sheet: 405 x 304 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.5001
Art Historical Context
**Moving Man** by Julius Weiss is a striking linocut print created around 1935–1943, now housed in the National Gallery of Art's Reba and Dave Williams Collection. Measuring 322 x 235 mm on the block and 405 x 304 mm on the sheet, this work exemplifies mid-20th-century printmaking at a modest yet impactful scale, perfect for broad dissemination during an era of economic hardship and social change. Linocut, Weiss's chosen medium, involves carving designs into linoleum—a flexible, affordable material that allowed artists to produce bold, high-contrast images with minimal tools. This relief prin...