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Engine Aloft

c. 1938

James E. Allen

Associated Names

James E. Allen

Artist, American, 1894 - 1964

This is a drawing of a train engine being suspended in a workshop. The image depicts a locomotive engine hanging from pulleys and cranes in an industrial setting. Beneath it are wheels in different stages of assembly. The workshop has walkways and hoisting systems on the ceiling, showing the large scale of the environment. Shadows and lighting enhance the sense of depth, highlighting the train and machinery.

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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: 35.3 × 22.6 cm (13 7/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
sheet: 43 × 28.5 cm (16 15/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.639
Catalogue Raisonné

Ryan 1984, no. 9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Exhibition History

1988

A Nation on the Move: Industrial Prints of America, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, New York, 1988.

Bibliography

1984

Ryan, Mary. James E. Allen. New York: Mary Ryan Gallery, 1984, p. 9, no. 9.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: James E Allen

Wikidata ID

Q76549831

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