Wheat Elevator, Latah County, Idaho

July 1941

Russell Lee

Associated Names
Russell Lee

Artist, American, 1903 - 1986

The image depicts an industrial building complex dominating the scene from a ground-level point of view. The horizon is positioned near the top of the image, with the structure and surrounding elements filling most of the vertical space. The image is in black and white with clear, sharp lines. The color palette is monochrome with shades of gray defining details such as the texture of the walls, windows, and silos. A large white building with multiple peaked roofs and silos is closest to the viewer, and in the distance, scaffolding or framework suggests ongoing construction or maintenance next to another building. A vintage commercial billboard advertising Chesterfield cigarettes is also present among the industrial structures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert B. Menschel

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.3 × 32.7 cm (9 15/16 × 12 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.154.17


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Robert B. Menschel, New York; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center stamped in black ink: FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION / Photo By [signed by artist in black ink: Russell Lee] / Date [by artist in black ink: July / Sept [crossed out] 1941] Neg. No. [by artist in black ink: 70096-D]; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite perpendicular: Bubley


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