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New Bauhaus, Chicago, Students Working with Paper

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ArtistHenry Holmes Smith (American, 1909–1986)
TitleNew Bauhaus, Chicago, Students Working with Paper
Date1938, printed 1987
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 x 13 9/16 in. (24.1 x 34.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 x 13 15/16 in. (27.9 x 35.4 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smitih Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number88.12.280
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a classroom full of mostly seated, predominantly light-skinned students working on creative projects. Four long tables have scraps of papers, rulers, and other tools scattered across them. Two light-skinned adults are visible having a conversation in the background.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a classroom full of mostly seated, predominantly light-skinned students working on creative projects. Four long tables have scraps of papers, rulers, and other tools scattered across them. Two light-skinned adults are visible having a conversation in the background.

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"New Bauhaus, Chicago, Students Working with Paper | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=88.12.280