America-R.F.D.
c. 1938
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lithograph
Dimensions
image: 178 x 281 mm sheet: 287 x 351 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
2008.115.4541
Art Historical Context
**America-R.F.D.** is a compelling lithograph by Coreen Mary Spellman, around 1938. Measuring 178 x 281 mm (image) on a 287 x 351 mm sheet, this print captures a moment in American visual culture during the late 1930s, a time when artists often turned to everyday scenes amid the Great Depression. Spellman's work, housed in the National Gallery of's Department of Modern Prints and Drawings (CG-W), the era's fascination with national identity and resilience. Lithography, the medium here, was a revolutionary planographic technique ideal for producing detailed, affordable editions—perfect for sha...