WPA Art Collection -- Illinois State Museum

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A Nickel a Shine
Isaac Soyer (1902 - 1937)
lithograph, 1937
11 x 9 inches

Isaac Soyer immigrated to New York from Tombov, Russia in 1912 at the age of ten. He and his older twin brothers became artists. Isaac worked in the New York City WPA graphics program. The subjects he chose for his prints were the people he saw around him. His style is considered Social Realism.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
photograph by Gary Andrashko
ISM Accession #: 1983.61.375

<i>A Nickel a Shine</i><br>Isaac Soyer (1902 - 1937)

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