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Roundhouse #2

1929

Harry Sternberg

Associated Names

Harry Sternberg

Artist, American, 1904 - 2001

This is a drawing of several individuals engaged in the labor of extracting or maneuvering a large industrial wheel or machinery component. The scene is dynamic, with each figure showing muscular exertion. The individuals are shown pulling ropes, pushing against machinery, or wielding tools, indicating a coordinated effort of manual labor in an industrial setting. The background features industrial piping and mechanical elements.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black
Credit Line

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

image: 30.2 × 40.2 cm (11 7/8 × 15 13/16 in.)
sheet: 32.6 × 43.7 cm (12 13/16 × 17 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.4642
Catalogue Raisonné

Moore 1975, no. 56

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1975

Moore, James C. Harry Sternberg: A Catalog Raisonné of His Graphic Work. Wichita, Kansas: Ulrich Museum of Art, 1975, no.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: STERNBERG 1929; lower left in graphite: Roundhouse #2; lower right in graphite: H Sternberg

Wikidata ID

Q76552070

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