Harvard Art Museums > 1998.160: Line of Prisoners, Sketch for the Rikers Island Mural Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Line of Prisoners, Sketch for the Rikers Island Mural (Lou Block) , 1998.160,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Oct 14, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/273976. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1998.160 People Lou Block, American (New York, NY 1895 - 1969 Louisville, Kentucky) Title Line of Prisoners, Sketch for the Rikers Island Mural Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1934 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/273976 Physical Descriptions Medium Oil and black ink on buff cardboard Dimensions 36 x 55.8 cm (14 3/16 x 21 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: affixed to verso, ink, printed: Commercial advertising poster: The / Yorktown / B'way - between 88th & 89th St. / Sat. to Tues. Aug. 4 to 7 2 / Features / Clark Gable / Carole Lombard / No Man Of Her Own / and / Joe E. Brown / A Very Honorable Guy / Wed. to Fri. Aug. 8 to 10 2 / Features / 20 Million Sweethearts / Dick Powell - Ginger Rogers / Also / Lazy River / Jean Parker - Robert Young / Early / Bird / Mon. to Sat. / 11 A.M. to 2 P.M. / 10¢ inscription: verso, l.r., graphite: Z-1480 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Lou Block, 1934, possibly by bequest; to Malu Nay Block and Fayette Block Watkis, 1969, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1998. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Malu Nay Block and Fayette Block Watkis Accession Year 1998 Object Number 1998.160 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Work is painted on the back of an advertising card for a movie theatre. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu