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Heavy Industry

c. 1939

Abe Ajay

Associated Names

Abe Ajay

Artist, American, 1919 - 1998

Federal Art Project (New York City)

Publisher

The image contains geometric shapes such as rectangles, cylinders, and curves. It portrays an abstract composition resembling an industrial landscape with structures like factories, smokestacks, and pipes. The lines of the buildings and circular shapes evoke silos and chimneys, while sharp angles and curves suggest roads intersecting through the space. The scene hints at a center of production associated with heavy industry.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 182 x 225 mm
sheet: 288 x 378 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.612

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower center, Heavy Industry; lower right, Ajay; lower right corner, 27. Stamped: lower left, NEW YORK CITY WPA ART PROJECT

Wikidata ID

Q76454690

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