Engine Room

1930

Howard Cook

Associated Names
Howard Cook

Artist, American, 1901 - 1980

The image shows a network of curved and angular lines intersecting to create cylindrical and spherical shapes resembling industrial machinery components. The interconnected parts form a complex structure, suggesting a mechanical labyrinth. Light and shadow enhance the metallic texture of the surfaces, adding to the mechanical or industrial feel.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bethesda Art Gallery, MD); Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 1982; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Bibliography

1984

  • Duffy, Betty and Douglas. The Graphic Work of Howard Cook: A Catalogue Raisonné. Maryland: Bethesda Art Gallery, 1984, p. 103, no. 128.

1991

  • Beall, Karen F., and David W. Kiehl. Graphic Excusrions: American Prints in Black and White, 1900-1950, Selections from the Collection of Reba and Dave Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: D. R. Godine, 1991, p. 29.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Howard Cook 1930; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: 75 (circled) / Engine Room 1930; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: S

Wikidata ID

Q76442864

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