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Gateway to the Desert by Esther Stevens Barney
Photo CreditNicole Avila/GSA
Gateway to the Desert
Photo CreditNicole Avila/GSA

Gateway to the Desert

Artist
Year1934
Classification painting
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions96 1/4 x 60 in. (244.5 x 152.4 cm)
Credits New Deal Art Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location


  • Esther Barney (1885-1969) was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.  She studied with Armin Hansen in Monterey, California and with Robert Henri in New York.  She was a member of the San Diego Artists Guild and exhibited at the California Pacific International Exposition.  This painting was created under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration.