Mabel Dwight was born in 1876 and was a noted printmaker in the 1920's and 30's. After traveling extensively in her youth she settled in Greenwich Village, New York. In San Francisco, Dwight had first encountered progressive political, social and philosophical ideas that would shape her art for the rest of her life. After a short marriage to Eugene Higgins, she changed her name to Dwight, a name she apparently made up for herself.

At the age of 52, Dwight went to Paris and discovered the medium of lithography and took to it immediately. She was able to express her artistic sensibilities of skepticism as well as the human comedy. She gained widespread acceptance of her Paris and New York scenes that all demonstrated her concern for her fellow citizens. During the Depression, she participated in the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration. Staying true to her principals she also produced anti-fascist images and works that railed against capitalist war profiteers.

Medium : 1 print : lithograph

Created/Published : 1939

Creator : Mabel Dwight, artist, 1876-1955

Part of the Works Projects Administration-Office of War Information Poster Collection, housed in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress

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Product #: cph3b42542