Chicago Loop

1978

Barbara Crane

Associated Names
Barbara Crane

Artist, American, 1928 - 2019

The image depicts intersecting diagonal and vertical lines forming an 'X' shape overlaid with a grid-like structure. The composition resembles scaffolding seen on construction sites. The textures and shadows created by sunlight give depth, while the lines evoke intersecting steel beams or support structures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John S. Parsley and Nancy Nolan Parsley

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.8 × 16.9 cm (4 5/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 20 × 25.1 cm (7 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.157.14

  • Series Title

    Chicago Loop


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Barbara Crane Estate, Chicago; John Parsley, Houston, TX (through Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago); gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Barbara Crane / 1978 / Loop Series; by unknown hand, top right: 78-0-2277 / -003


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