Carnival
1939
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screenprint
Dimensions
Image: 179 x 230 mm Sheet: 222 x 270 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
2008.115.2349
Art Historical Context
**Carnival**, a vibrant screenprint by Hananiah Harari from 1939, captures the exuberant spirit of festivity in a compact image measuring 179 x 230 mm (sheet: 222 x 270 mm). Harari, a Turkish-born American artist active in New York’s modernist scene, was known for his bold, graphic style influenced by the era’s printmaking innovations. This work, classified as a print in the National Gallery of Art’s CG-W Department, hails from the Reba and Dave Williams Collection, gifted to the museum, highlighting its place among significant 20th-century American graphics. Created on the cusp of World War ...