Eviction!
c. 1944-1945
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woodcut
Dimensions
Image: 314 x 208 mm Sheet: 347 x 250 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
2008.115.4684
Art Historical Context
**Eviction!** by Charles Frederick Surendorf, around 1944-1945, captures a moment of stark human drama through the bold medium of woodcut. print, measuring 314 x mm on a 347 x 250 mm sheet, exemplifies Surendorf's skill as an American printmaker active during the WPA era. Woodcuts, carved from wooden blocks and hand-printed, produce dramatic contrasts of black and white, making them ideal for conveying raw emotion and social urgency—hallmarks of mid-20th-century American graphic art. Set against the backdrop of World War II, when the U.S. faced housing shortages, wartime migrations, and econ...