Untitled (Building the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge)

1934–1936

Peter Stackpole

Associated Names
Peter Stackpole

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image shows a man standing on a steel girder high above a body of water. He is facing towards the right side of the image, with his body slightly turned towards the camera. The man is wearing a protective helmet, jacket, and trousers suitable for labor work. He has a safety harness secured around his waist and is gripping a large bolt on the metal beam. In the background, there is water extending towards a distant cityscape under a slightly overcast sky, with industrial buildings and ships visible on the horizon.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary B. Sokol

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 9.53 × 13.65 cm (3 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.91.5


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Johnson Rare Books & Archives, Covina, CA); Gary Sokol, San Francisco, CA, February 2023; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names


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