Their Backs Laid the Foundation.
Date2000
MediumDrawings; pencil on cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 24 x 18in. (61 x 45.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 x 18in. (61 x 45.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 x 18in. (61 x 45.7cm)
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionThree men wearing broad-brimmed hats and work clothes kneel on the ground in the foreground. Their hands cup a pumpkin, watermelons, eggplants. A wooden box contains round fruits or vegetables and the artist's signature. The heads of other workers are visible behind these three men. Above their heads, a large seedling sprouts from a large seed and fruits are arranged as if on a table. The lower face and lips of a large figure are visible beneath clouds. A dressed stone wall and a smokestack are in the background.
Object number2007.32.0
MarkingsOn verso, printed several times, in black ink, "LetraMax / 2000 / RULING MECHANICAL BOARD / Letraset - ESSELTE LETRASET"On View
Not on view