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Girders and Lights

1932

James Penney

Associated Names

James Penney

Artist, American, 1910 - 1982

The image features intersecting diagonal and vertical lines, forming an abstract structure. There are circular shapes, smaller curved lines, and numbers scattered throughout the composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

Image: 325 x 250 mm
Sheet: 447 x 318 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3893

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: "Girders and Lights"; lower right: James Penney 1932-3

Wikidata ID

Q76551637

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