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Untitled (Uptown Express)

1931

Cecil C. Bell

Associated Names

Cecil C. Bell

Artist, American, 1906 - 1970

This is a drawing of a train station platform. There are numerous individuals engaging in various activities typical of a busy transit hub. Signs such as "Uptown Express Trains," "Exit," and "Entrance" are visible. The characters are conversing, rushing, or tending to children. Details like clothing styles, luggage, umbrellas, and hats add to the depiction, while the architecture of the station and advertisement posters on walls ground the scene.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

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

image: 175 x 250 mm
sheet: 233 x 295 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.830

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower right, Cecil C. Bell - 31.

Wikidata ID

Q76550030

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