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Untitled (Steam Shovel)

William Parker Abbe

Associated Names

William Parker Abbe

Artist, American, 1916 - 1983

This abstract illustration features a large mechanical claw with articulated fingers, extending from machinery and cables in the background. The claw grasps onto angular shapes resembling buildings or city structures, with details such as windows or brick patterns visible. Below, there are smaller figures engaged in activity.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 346 x 273 mm
sheet: 500 x 405 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.580

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower right, William Abbe.

Wikidata ID

Q76454704

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