Wrecking old houses [graphic] / Allan Rohan Crite. Jan. 1940.

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Wrecking old houses [graphic] / Allan Rohan Crite. Jan. 1940.

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Demolition of houses on Kendall Street in Boston's South End. The site is identified by an inscription on the verso which reads "Kendall Street to left of / View looking towards Tremont St." This is one of a group of watercolors by Crite depicting the demolition of old houses as part of Boston's urban renewal project in the South End.

1 drawing : watercolor and black ink ; 28 x 39 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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Crite, Allan Rohan, 1910-2007

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The sketchbook was produced during a residency at the Museum of Afro-American History in Boston, Mass. From the description of An artist's sketchbook of the South End [graphic] : a walking tour about black people / Allan Rohan Crite. 1977. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 44996367 Painter and illustrator, of Boston, Mass.; b. in Plainfield, N.J.; the Circuit Case Extension Cooperative, founded 1937, was a project bringing original art and cultural material to southern...