Country Kitchen
c. 1935-1943
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screenprint
Dimensions
Image: 396 x 232 mm Sheet: 482 x 317 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
2008.115.3269
Art Historical Context
**Country Kitchen** by Nan L is a charming screenprint created around 1935–1943, capturing the warmth of everyday rural life during a pivotal era in American history. Measuring 396 x 232 mm on a 482 x 317 mm sheet, print evokes the simple comforts of a country kitchen, a common motif in Depression-era art that celebrated domesticity amid economic hardship. Now housed in the National Gallery of Art Reba and Dave Williams Collection it reflects the growing accessibility of fine art through printmaking. Screenprinting, Lurie's chosen medium, gained prominence in the 1930s for its bold colors and...