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Tamping the Roof by Manville Chapman
Photo CreditCourtesy of New Mexico Museum of Art
Tamping the Roof
Photo CreditCourtesy of New Mexico Museum of Art

Tamping the Roof

Artist
Year1935-1942
Classification painting
Medium tempera on board
DimensionsImage: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Support: 14 × 11 1/8 in. (35.6 × 28.3 cm)
Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credits WPA, Federal Art Project, 1935 - 1943
Location