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Fast Freight

1938

Clarence Peter Helck

Associated Names

Clarence Peter Helck

Artist, American, 1893 - 1988

This is a drawing of a steep train track with a train car ascending and two figures by the track. The drawing features an elevated scene where a train car is climbing up a steep hill, leaving a trail of smoke. Two figures are in the foreground holding tools. The sky is filled with smoke, and telephone poles line the path of the train track toward the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 300 x 401 mm
sheet: 397 x 556 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2417

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pen ink: lower left, 20/50; lower right, PETER HELCK 38; bottom center, "FAST FREIGHT"

Wikidata ID

Q76442812

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