Nittany Wheatfields

Warren Mack

About 1948

  • Titles Nittany Wheatfields (Title)
  • Artist Warren Mack, American, 1896 - 1952
  • Medium wood engraving
  • Dimensions sheet (irregular): 12 3/4 × 17 3/4 in. (32.4 × 45.1 cm) image: 9 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (25.1 × 35.2 cm) mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Charles F. and Martha T. Douds in memory of Charles' parents, Chuck and Ella Douds, personal friends of Lynd Ward and Warren Mack, 2010.92
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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