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Riveter

1935

Harry Sternberg

Associated Names

Harry Sternberg

Artist, American, 1904 - 2001

The image shows a person standing on a red steel beam amidst a city skyline. The individual is muscular, wearing blue coveralls over a red shirt, secured with a belt. They wear an industrial helmet that covers their face. The person is operating a large machinery, possibly a pneumatic drill, with a hose attached. The background displays stylized skyscrapers under an orange and yellow sky, within a circular frame against a rectangular outer frame.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color screenprint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image (irregular): 28 × 29 cm (11 × 11 7/16 in.)
sheet: 40.5 × 32 cm (15 15/16 × 12 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.4630
Catalogue Raisonné

Moore 1975, no. 126

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1975

Moore, James C. Harry Sternberg: A Catalog Raisonné of His Graphic Work. Wichita, Kansas: Ulrich Museum of Art, 1975, no. 126.

2013

Lengwiler, Guido. A History of Screen Printing. Cincinnati, 2013: 418, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q76552068

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