Narrow Gauge Train from Americana Suite

1967

William Crutchfield

Associated Names
William Crutchfield

Artist, American, 1932 - 2015

Robert de la Rocha

Printer, American, born 1937

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

This is a drawing of a vintage steam locomotive with a passenger car traveling through a barren landscape. The illustration features a green steam engine and a beige passenger car. Lines are used to depict the texture of the sky. The drawing is crafted on brownish paper. The intricate detailing of the train components, including the wheels, smokestack, and exterior textures, contributes to the overall impression of a period-specific transportation scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black and yelllow with watercolor on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.5 x 49.5 cm (12 x 19 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.105

  • Series Title

    Americana Suite

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 63.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 11.11. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gemini I Crutchfield 67; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 1187

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in black ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q74035460

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