Shipyard

1942

Hugh Mesibov

Associated Names
Hugh Mesibov

Artist, American, 1916 - 2016

The image displays a variety of curved shapes and intersecting lines, forming an abstract composition. The arrangement of forms resembles mechanical or industrial equipment, with hints of gears and levers. The structures within the image evoke cranes or scaffolding, along with circular and angular components that suggest control panels or engines. Viewers can imagine familiar objects like machinery or construction sites in the dense layers of shapes.
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Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Shipyard; lower right in graphite: Hubert Mesibov 42; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: B+W RELIEF ETCHING ON CARBORUNDUM SURFACE / PROCESS INVENTED BY THE ARTIST ON THE / WPA PHILADELPHIA ART PROJECT IN 1938.

Wikidata ID

Q76455771

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