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Mining Town, Landsford, PA

1937

Blanche Grambs

Associated Names

Blanche Grambs

Artist, American, 1916 - 2010

Federal Art Project (New York City)

Publisher

The image shows sharp, angular lines and a series of rectangular shapes forming a composition resembling buildings. The structures give the impression of rooftops and facades, appearing to be part of old warehouses or sheds. Lines curve and swirl around the buildings, suggesting paths or roads. Dark, shadowy elements and textured surfaces create a gritty urban environment. The scene evokes an industrial or historic townscape.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint
Credit Line

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

image: 300 x 375 mm
sheet: 385 x 455 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2222
Catalogue Raisonné

Wechsler 1996, no. 41

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1996

Wechsler, James. "The Great Depression and the Prints of Blanche Grambs." Print Quarterly XIII (December 1996): no. 41.

Inscriptions

Mining Town, Landsford, PA in pencil, lower center; © 1937 in pencil, lower left; BM Grambs in pencil, lower right; FEDERAL ART PR(cut off) NYC W(cut off) stamp lower right, verso

Wikidata ID

Q76550842

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