Main Street Café Society
Artist
Ben Messick
(1901 - 1981)
Datec. 1939
MediumLithograph on paper
Dimensions16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm)
ClassificationsPrintmaking
Credit LineGift of The Hilbert Collection
Object number2020.046
DescriptionBen Messick was a prolific print maker in the 1930's and 1940's. He drew most of his images directly onto Bavarian Limestone plates, from which the prints would be made. According to the artist's widow, Velma Messick, this particular print captures a scene in a local downtown Los Angeles café where the locals hung out and where Ben Messick frequently ate. - Gordon McClelland
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