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Men and Machines

1941

Henry Billings

Associated Names

Henry Billings

Artist, American, 1901 - 1987

There is a large caliper frame and a hand holding it in the foreground. The image primarily features grayscale tones. A micrometer is seen in the bottom left corner, and there is a precision machine tool resting on a table surface with metal blocks next to it. Another hand is gripping the caliper frame on the right side.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 432 x 489 mm
sheet: 356 x 400 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.907

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower right, Henry Billings - 41.

Wikidata ID

Q76442930

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