Rapid Transit

c. 1937

Fred Becker

Associated Names
Fred Becker

Artist, American, 1913 - 2004

Federal Art Project (New York City)

Publisher

This abstract image features a variety of bold, jagged lines and angular shapes creating a cityscape scene. The composition includes wavy lines, sharp angles, a vintage car on the left, fragmented buildings with signs like "MUM," "LAX," and "DU BARRY," and abstract figures resembling people. The overall impression is one of a bustling urban environment, with curved and overlapping shapes suggesting movement and confusion often found in busy city intersections.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sragow Gallery, NY); Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 1991; gift to NGA, 2008

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Rapid Transit; lower right in graphite: Fred Becker 7; lower right in block: FB

Markings

stamped lower left: FEDERAL ART PROJECT NYC WPA; verso, WPA label: WPA FEDERAL ART PROJECT, 110 King St., NYC. Exhibition Department, Date/Sept.19, 1939, House Name/Graphic Artists Name/Fred Becker/Age/(blank)/Title/Rapid Transit Dept #/G37/Medium/(blank)/Acc#/(blank)/Instructor/(blank)/FAP: 1594

Wikidata ID

Q76549994

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