Moving Day
Mervin Jules, Moving Day, 1938, tempera on panel, Museum Purchase: Ella M. Hirsch Fund, © unknown, research required, 39.7
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- Title
Moving Day
- Artist
- Date
1938
- Medium
tempera on panel
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
20 1/8 in x 24 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature/maker's mark: none
- Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary Art; American Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Ella M. Hirsch Fund
- Accession Number
39.7
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Born in Baltimore and a student of Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League of New York, Jules was known for his socially themed paintings and prints of the displaced and struggling urban poor during the Depression. Throughout his career he also taught at Smith College and led the art department at City College of New York, maintaining a studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
