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Stripping Ingots

1939

Jackson Lee Nesbitt

Associated Names

Jackson Lee Nesbitt

Artist, American, 1913 - 2008

A drawing of an industrial interior filled with machinery and stacked objects is shown. The image depicts a large industrial space with metal structures, machinery, containers, a vertical mechanical element, and stacks of rectangular blocks or crates. The architecture features metal beams and an elevated platform with an enclosed cabin. The drawing uses a monochromatic color scheme with a rich texture.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black
Credit Line

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

plate: 30.2 × 23.2 cm (11 7/8 × 9 1/8 in.)
sheet: 35 × 29.5 cm (13 3/4 × 11 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3709
Catalogue Raisonné

Retif & Salzer 1993, no. 14

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1993

Retif, Earl, and Ann Salzer. Jackson Lee Nesbitt: The Graphic Work. New Orleans, LA: Stone and Press, 1993, n.p., no. 14.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: 31/60; lower right in graphite: Jackson Lee Nesbit.

Wikidata ID

Q76455517

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