Subway Construction, No. I

1937

Jan Gelb

Associated Names
Jan Gelb

Artist, American, 1906 - 1978

The image shows a man standing from behind in a full body view. He is leaning forward slightly, with one hand behind his back and the other arm hanging by his side, observing what seems to be construction work. The man is wearing a cap, a short-sleeved shirt with rolled-up sleeves, pants, and his facial features are not visible. There is construction equipment around him, including a large structure in front of him, possibly part of a column or frame, and a large wheel near his lower legs. The background features an intricate, textured area suggesting a worksite with tools and stone blocks, in a black and white lithograph style.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Child Gallery, Boston, MA); Dave and Reba Williams, Greenwich, CT, December 1994; gift to NGA, December 2008

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Subway Construction #I 5/10 in pencil, lower left corner; No 5/ in pencil, lower left corner, margin; Gelb in pencil, lower right corner, margin; signed: J Gelb on stone lower left; J Gelb '37 in pencil, lower right.

Wikidata ID

Q76441293

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