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Oscar Van Young
The Laundresses1939

Not on view
Expressionist lithograph depicting three Black workers pressing and handling fabric in a garment shop, rendered in bold black ink with a dress form in the background

Oscar Van Young, The Laundresses, 1939, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Van Young, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Oscar Van Young
Austria, active United States, 1906-1991
Title
The Laundresses
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1939
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 24 × 18 3/8 in. (60.96 × 46.67 cm) Image: 19 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (50.48 × 35.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Van Young
Accession Number
M.80.37
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Davis, Bruce and Ebria Feinblatt. Los Angeles Prints: 1883-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.