Full production and full employment under our democratic system of private enterprise / Michael Lenson. – Vintage Wall Art
![Full production and full employment under our democratic system of private enterprise / Michael Lenson., [between 1934 and 1943] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a1/a129de9bd2f0-L.webp)
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Full production and full employment under our democratic system of private enterprise / Michael Lenson.
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The title of this drawing, *Full production and full employment under our democratic system of private enterprise*, reads like a slogan lifted from a corporate advertisement or a political speech, and much of its force comes from that tension. Michael Lenson made it sometime between 1934 and 1943, a span that covers the deepest years of the Depression and the defense buildup that followed. Social realist artists of the period often set such confident claims against the factory floor and the working families who lived with the gap between promise and reality. The drawing is part of the Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Collection at the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | [between 1934 and 1943] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on grained bristol board : crayon and ink ; 49x 61 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Drawings 1930-1950. |
| Notes | Signed in crayon on lower left. Title inscribed in pencil. Copyright by Barry Lenson. Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Foundation Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited in: Life of the people: Realist prints and drawings from the Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Collection, 1912-1948, Library of Congress, 1999. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1995:010.1488 |
| Subjects | Prosperity--1930-1950. Factories--1930-1950. Working class--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,686 × 3,782 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220126 |
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