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Theodore Dreiser

31 works

Browse 31 works by Theodore Dreiser. Every work here links to the museum that holds it, and anyone can save it at up to 2,500 pixels on the long side without paying.

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Brown print of a man playing a flute under stars, with city buildings and windows behind him.

Whence the Song

1923

Brown-toned illustration of an older man seated on a bench by a window, with a reclining figure in the foreground.

The Man on the Beach

1923

Brown line sketch of a columned building behind trees and an iron fence, captioned Sailor's Snug Harbor.

Sailor’s Sung Harbor

1923

Brown woodcut-style illustration of a paddle steamer with smoke and a harbor skyline, above the title The Wonder of the Water

The Wonder of the Water

1923

Brown woodcut-style print of a man in a hat beside a push-cart of produce, with shoppers crowding a street market.

The Push-cart Man

1923

Brown sketch of a tenement alley with hanging laundry, a woman in a doorway, and figures at a window.

Toilers of the Tenements

1923

Brown woodcut-style print of a narrow city street with dark skyscrapers and a light tower rising in the center.

The City Awakes

1923

Brown woodcut of the Bowery Mission entrance with a sign and men in hats and coats on the street.

The Bowery Mission

1923

Brown ink sketch of two crouched figures on rocky ground beneath swirling smoke, with the title The Fire below.

The Fire

1923

Brown-toned print of an elderly bearded man seated in a chair beside a stove in a dim interior.

A Character

1923

Brown ink illustration of a gnarled leafless tree behind a split-rail fence with grass and a dirt path in the foreground.

The Close of Summer

1923

Brown woodcut of a man with a crutch, a woman in a headscarf, and an older man with a cane in a doorway.

The Realization of an Ideal

1923

Brown woodcut print of pigeons flying over rooftops and a tall city tower with dormer windows.

The Flight of Pigeons

1923

Brown woodcut-style illustration of men in hats on a city street, with a 'For Rent' sign and a woman holding a child.

The Michael J. Powers Association

1923

Brown woodcut print of a group of men in hats gathered in a dark doorway during a storm, with a caption below.

The Men in the Storm

1923

Brown print of a worker shoveling snow beside a city building, with a horse and cart on the right.

The Men in the Snow

1923

Brown woodcut of a figure in a doorway beside a large dark cradle-like shape, rendered with bold scratchy lines.

The Cradle of Tears

1923

Brown ink illustration of a wind-blown tree beside rippling water, with the title The Freshness of the Universe below.

The Freshness of the Universe

1923

Brown line illustration of a woman with a basket and a man in a hat in an interior, above the title A Love Affair in Little I

A love Affair in Little Italy

1923

Brown line drawing of a window with curtain, laundry on lines, city buildings behind, and a striped awning with potted plants

Being Poor

1923

Brown woodcut illustration of two men seated at a table with papers, above the title A Wayplace of the Fallen.

A Wayplace of the Fallen

1923

Brown monochrome print of a harbor scene with a small boat, a standing figure, rigging lines and dark wooden buildings.

The Waterfront

1923

Brown ink sketch of men in a dim room, one holding papers, with a seated woman at right.

The Men in the Dark

1923

Brown monochrome sketch of a bowed man resting his head on his hand at a table, with a dark background.

Hell’s Kitchen

1923

Brown monochrome print of a man in a hat carrying a sandwich board advertising the Star Lunch Room.

The Sandwich Man

1923

Brown line drawing of tenement buildings with fire escapes, hanging laundry, and climbing vines in a city backyard.

The Beauty of Life

1923

Brown woodcut print of a railway car yard with smokestacks and smoke, and a large stylized animal form arching overhead.

The Car Yard

1923

Brown sketch of three men in hats walking past factory chimneys and a storefront on a city street.

Six O’clock

1923

Brown monochrome illustration of a tenement building with a lit window showing a Christmas tree, titled Christmas in the Tene

Christmas in the Tenements

1923

Brown woodcut of an oil refinery with steel towers, smokestacks, billowing smoke, steamships on harbor water.

An Oil Refinery

1923

Brown-toned print of a city skyline with tall towers, an elevated railway, and clouds above.

The City of My Dreams

1923