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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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6th and Constitution Ave NW
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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Builders

1935

Harry Sternberg

Associated Names

Harry Sternberg

Artist, American, 1904 - 2001

Theodore Wahl

Printer, American, 1903 - 1990

The image shows two construction workers on a skyscraper, using tools to work on the steel beams of a building under construction. The scene includes detailed shading and realistic renderings of the workers' forms and expressions as they work. The setting features a city skyline with tall buildings in the background, emphasizing the height and daring nature of the workers' tasks.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image (irregular): 32.5 × 32.5 cm (12 13/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
sheet: 58 × 40.3 cm (22 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.4635
Catalogue Raisonné

Moore 1975, no. 237

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1975

Moore, James C. Harry Sternberg: A Catalog Raisonné of His Graphic Work. Wichita, Kansas: Ulrich Museum of Art, 1975, no. 237.

Inscriptions

lower center on stone: STERNBERG; lower left in graphite: Builders; lower right in graphite: Harry Sternberg

Markings

stamped lower left in black ink: MADE BY W.P.A. / FEDERAL ART PROJECT / N.Y.C.

Wikidata ID

Q76442123

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