Wreck of the Old '97

1942

John McCrady

Associated Names
John McCrady

Artist, American, 1911 - 1968

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a steam locomotive traveling across a wooden trestle bridge. The background includes trees and turbulent skies. The sky has swirling cloud-like formations with a stippled effect. The color scheme consists of black, white, and gray. Near the train, there are cliffs and small figures. To the right of the train, there are stylized trees and undulating terrain. In the distance, more trees rise towards the horizon and merge with the skyline.
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Bibliography

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 64, no. 529.

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: Wreck of the Old 97; lower right in graphite: John McCrady; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 11

Wikidata ID

Q76551409

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