Up Above the World

1936

James E. Allen

Associated Names
James E. Allen

Artist, American, 1894 - 1964

This is a drawing of two individuals working on a construction beam high above a cityscape. The image illustrates the work environment of construction workers, showing them balancing on steel girders while performing tasks essential for the structure's completion. The lines in the drawing emphasize the beams' solidity, with a cityscape in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.75 × 22.86 cm (12 1/2 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.429

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ryan 1984, no. 90

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1943 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1951

  • Contemporary American Prints, Berlin, Germany, 1951-1952.

Bibliography

1984

  • Ryan, Mary. James E. Allen. New York: Mary Ryan Gallery, 1984, p. 33, no. 90.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: James E. Allen

Wikidata ID

Q64958819

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