Design Steel

1937

Blanche Grambs

Associated Names
Blanche Grambs

Artist, American, 1916 - 2010

The image shows a complex arrangement of geometric shapes and lines. There is a large triangular form within a rectangular enclosure, creating an abstract composition. The foreground has a darker, textured appearance resembling the face of an industrial machine or robotic figure, with intersecting lines suggesting a mechanical design. Surrounding the central shape, intricate and repetitive patterns fill the background, resembling a densely packed architectural circuit or cityscape. The structure evokes elements of a futuristic edifice or factory silhouette, with a focus on industrial architecture.
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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1996

  • Wechsler, James. "The Great Depression and the Prints of Blanche Grambs." Print Quarterly XIII (December 1996): no. 34.

Inscriptions

In pencil, lower left, © 1937; lower center, Design Steel; lower right, BM Grambs; stamped in ink: verso, lower right, FEDERAL ART PROJECT NYC WPA

Wikidata ID

Q76550831

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