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Murphy (John J. A., 1888-1967). Haulers of the Load, 1921, woodcut on japanese hand made paper, signed and dated lower right, titled by the artist to lower left margin, and numbered to lower right corner 93, image size 287 x 304 mm (11 1/4 x 12 ins), sheet size 380 x 380 mm (15 x 15 ins), very pale toning to sheet margins, hinge-mounted, framed and glazed, with typewritten label to verso (Quantity: 1) John J. A. Murphy studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Art Students League, before moving to London to work as an assistant to Frank Brangwyn He returned to New York in 1921 where he held a solo exhibition of his woodcuts at Keppel's Gallery, and exhibited at the Leicester GAllery in London and the Walker Galleries in New York.