Crash in the Jungle

1972

H.C. Westermann

Associated Names
H.C. Westermann

Artist, American, 1922 - 1981

David Panosh

Printer, American, active second half 20th century

Jerry Raidiger

Printer, American, active second half 20th century

The image features swirling lines and dynamic shapes, creating a sense of motion. The scene depicts a plane descending into a jungle environment. The lines and shapes around the plane resemble waves and palm trees, with bold streaks of red and blue possibly indicating a crash landing. The setting evokes a dense forest or jungle with exaggerated plant forms around the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograhph on BFK Rives paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    overall: 63.3 x 83.8 cm (24 15/16 x 33 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.57.35

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Born/Adrian 2001, no. 20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • Born, Richard A. and Dennis Adrian. See America First: The Prints of H.C. Westermann. Exh. cat. Chicago: Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, 2001.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Right To Print; lower right in graphite: H.C. Westermann; lower right in plate: artist's monogram 72; by unknown hand, lower left verso in graphite: HCW72-254

Markings

BS: Landfall Press Inc., chop; FM: Landfall Press Inc.

Wikidata ID

Q76341842

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