Lights in an Aircraft Plant

1945

Ralston Crawford

Associated Names
Ralston Crawford

Artist, American, born Canada, 1906 - 1978

In this painting, bold black lines intersect to form angular shapes against a vivid blue background. White and black lines radiate from the center, resembling beams or rays. There is a large section of gray below the blue section, and between those sections are triangles of bright yellow. Two large, gray shapes on the left stand out against the blocks of color.
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On View

East Building Ground Level, Gallery E106

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine

  • Dimensions

    overall: 77.1 x 102.2 cm (30 3/8 x 40 1/4 in.)
    framed: 88.9 x 114.3 x 6 cm (35 x 45 x 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.87.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Burton G. [1902-1991] and Emily Hall [1908-1987] Tremaine, Madison, Connecticut; gift 1971 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • Selected American Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, University Center Gallery, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 1974, no catalogue.

1978

  • Inaugural Exhibition, The Community Art Gallery, Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, Florida, 1978.

1986

  • Ralston Crawford, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; Portland (Oregon) Art Museum; Akron Art Museum; Grand Rapids Art Museum, 1986-1987, no. 63, repro. and cover.

1993

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador Pickering, U.S. Embassy residence, Moscow, Russia, 1993-1996.

2000

  • Hitchcock and Art: Fatal Coincidences, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 2000-2001, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2008

  • Painting in the United States, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 2008, no. 46, repro.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 140, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 154, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: RALSTON / CRAWFORD '45

Wikidata ID

Q20193639

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