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Design for America No. 1

1935

Benton Murdoch Spruance

Associated Names

Benton Spruance

Artist, American, 1904 - 1967

The image displays an intricate composition of geometric shapes and curved lines forming an abstract structure. Angular forms resembling machinery or architectural elements dominate the image, accompanied by circular and cylindrical shapes that suggest industrial equipment such as pipes or silos. Shading and contrasting lines blend together elements reminiscent of a crane or a building under construction, with hints of spiraling stairs or guardrails adding depth and complexity, akin to a mechanical contraption or futuristic cityscape.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

Image: 416 x 242 mm
Sheet: 578 x 346 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.268
Catalogue Raisonné

Fine/Looney 1986, no. 115

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Signed: Design for America No. 1. For Henri -- BMS. in pencil, lower left; Benton Spruance 35. in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76440483

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