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The Start by Lee Townsend
Photo CreditWeatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The Start
Photo CreditWeatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

The Start

Year1936
Classification print
Medium drypoint on paper
DimensionsImage: 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20 x 25.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/2 x 11 7/8 in. (29.2 x 30.2 cm)
Credits WPA, Federal Art Project, 1935 - 1943