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Two watercolor studies, approximately 33x60 cm (13x23¾") with paper matting mounted, overall 51x68.5 cm (20x27").

Each signed by the artist at lower right. Colorful studies for a mural proposed for the waterfront of San Francisco. Scenes of working men, typical of the artist's style. Bernard Zackheim (Polish-American, 1898-1985) was born in Warsaw and studied at the Polish National Academy of Fine Art. He emigrated to San Francisco in 1920 following his service in World War I where he was among the founders of the Yiddish Folschule and the organizer of the first Yiddish art exhibit in San Francisco. In 1933 Zakheim helped found the San Francisco Artists and Writers Union. His best-known work is the mural "Library" in San Francisco's Coit Tower, portraying men reading newspapers and books. The fresco was painted in 1934 as part of the larger Coit Tower mural project, which Zakheim also helped organize and oversee.