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Men and Iron I

1935

James E. Allen

Associated Names

James E. Allen

Artist, American, 1894 - 1964

The image shows a large industrial machine pouring molten metal. It depicts an enormous industrial setting with a furnace or ladle tilted downwards, releasing streams of molten metal into large molds arranged on the floor. The scene is filled with light and shadow, emphasizing the structural details of the 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: 36.5 × 23 cm (14 3/8 × 9 1/16 in.)
sheet: 43.8 × 32.4 cm (17 1/4 × 12 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.640
Catalogue Raisonné

Ryan 1984, no. 21

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. 12, no. 21.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Men and Iron; lower right in graphite: James E. Allen.

Wikidata ID

Q76549837

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