Steel Valley

1936 (published 1942)

Louis Lozowick

Associated Names
Louis Lozowick

Artist, American, born Ukraine, 1892 - 1973

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows an industrial landscape with factories and smokestacks emitting smoke. The perspective is slightly elevated, revealing a view of the area. In the distance, there are hills and clouds in the sky. Workers are shown climbing telegraph poles, and there are railroads with trains. A river with a boat and more industrial structures on the opposite shore can be seen. The image is rendered in a monochromatic palette of dark greys and blacks, with shading for depth. The brushwork is detailed, emphasizing the landscape and architecture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.5 × 34.29 cm (9 1/4 × 13 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 30.32 × 40.96 cm (11 15/16 × 16 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1284

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Flint 1982, no. 141

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Flint, Janet A. The Prints of Louis Lozowick: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1982, p. 122, no. 141.

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. 63, no. 520.

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: LL; lower right in graphite: Louis Lozowick; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: "Steel Valley"

Markings

stamped lower right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77012202

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