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| Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1912, Beatrice Mandelman studed at the Art Students League and the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts. Mandelman worked in the WPA for eight years, from 1935 until 1942, when it was disbanded. While associated with the Graphic Division of the New York Project, she was required to produce one lithograph each month. One of the original eight members of the | Silk Screen unit under Anthony Velonis, Mandelman's first effort was a thrity-two color print. Her work is represented in the collections of the Metroplitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, Museum of New Mexico and the University of Omaha. |
| Glasco, NY - c.1935, Color Lithograph. Edition c. 25. Signed and titled in pencil. Image size 12 3/4 x 11 1/8 inches (324 x 282 mm); sheet size 20 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches (521 x 400 mm). A fine, fresh impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (2 5/16 to 3 3/8 inches), in excellent condition. Created for the New York City WPA. Collection: NYPL. SOLD |  |
| Slate Yard - c.1935-1941, Color Serigraph. Edition c. 25. Signed and titled in pencil. Image size 12 3/8 x 18 3/8 inches (313 x 511 mm); sheet size 16 1/4 x 22 7/8 inches (413 x 619 mm). A rich, painterly impression, on off-white wove paper, with full margins (1 1/2 to 1 13/16 inches). A repaired tear in the center right sheet edge (brown paper tape verso), well away from the image; scattered spots of printing ink and minor soft creasing in the margins, otherwise in good condition. Created for the New York City WPA. Ex. collection Audrey McMahon, Director, New York City WPA Art Project. Collection: NYPL. SOLD |  |