The Lord of the Dynamos

1911

Alvin Langdon Coburn

Associated Names
Alvin Langdon Coburn

Artist, British, born United States, 1882 - 1966

This is a photograph of large industrial machinery with prominent gear wheels. The photograph captures a dynamic composition dominated by the enormous mechanical gears. The gears appear in varying shades of gray and sepia tones. In the foreground, there is an object draped in cloth resting on the ground. The light suggests an indoor setting, possibly within a factory, with the focus on the interplay of machinery elements and light.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Mahoney and Winn Ellis

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.4 × 16.4 cm (8 1/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 22 × 17.3 cm (8 11/16 × 6 13/16 in.)
    mount: 22.5 × 17.5 cm (8 7/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.68.16

  • Volume Title

    A Door in the Wall and Other Stories

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Butterfields, April 1988, lot 4727); David Mahoney, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

bottom center on mount printed in black ink: THE LORD OF THE DYNAMOS; on verso of mat, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: A.L. Coburn— / Photogravure Ex A door in the Wall, 1911

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