Signed on lower right corner in graphite, Jules, Duo, 98/150Depicts two men standing back to Back. One playing a clarinet and the other a guitar. Framed in sliver toned wooden frame with yellow mat board.Approximately 26 x 15.25 inches window measures 10.5 x 9.5 inches Evident wearing to frame and blemishes to mat board.Mervin Jules Signed Art, Mervin Jules Signed Wood cut, wood cut print, wood cut art, Figural art, framed art, wall art, Fine art, framed wood cut print. 12 Art wall Born Baltimore, MD 1912-died Provincetown, MA 1994Mervin Jules attended Baltimore City College in 1930 and received a degree from the Maryland Institute of Fine and Applied Arts in 1934. The following year he went to New York City and studied with Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League. Jules's work was first exhibited in 1935. He was artist-in-residence at Smith College from 1945 to 1946 and a professor from 1946 to 1969. In 1969 he became chairman of the art department at the City College of New York. In addition to teaching and exhibiting his work, Jules published articles about art. He had a studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts.