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Construction Crew

Accession #:	2585.2
Title:	Construction Crew
Object Type:	Painting
Participants:	Helder, Vanessa
Physical Description:	Watercolor on paper depicting five men constructing a portion of the Grand Coulee Dam with rolling hills in the background.
Description:	Spokane Art Center instructor, Vanessa Helder, documented the construction of Grand Coulee Dam with a series of watercolors on paper; in this view, a construction crew builds forms on the Grand Coulee Dam construction site. During the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs left a cultural legacy in the Inland Northwest, from newspaper indexes and tour guides, to rich public art and community teaching and gathering places like the Spokane Art Center (1938-1942).
Category:	Art
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:	Watercolor (Artwork->Painting), Figurative (Artwork->Subject); Landscape (Artwork->Subject)
Geographical Reference:	Grand Coulee Dam (Regional); Spokane (Washington->Spokane County)
Dimensions:	Support Dimensions H x W 15 7/8 x 20 1/2" Image Dimensions HxW 15 x 19 3/8" Mat Dimensions HxW 20 x 24 "
Materials/Techniques:	paper (fiber product) ( -> -> ) (Material) watercolor (paint) ( -> ->coating (material)->paint) (Material)
Marks/Inscription:	"Vanessa Helder," lower right corner, front
Related Exhibits:	WAC WEB GRANT Art and People: The Spokane Art Center and the Great Depression Inland Northwest Narrative: Crossroads and Confluence 100 Stories: A Centennial Exhibition
Credit Line:	Museum Purchase
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