Harry Sternberg

Construction
1932

A black and white etching depicting a muscular figure in the center, wielding a large hammer over their shoulder, set against a backdrop of stylized skyscrapers. The figure is framed within a circular border, and the scene is superimposed over a steel I-beam that intersects the bottom of the composition. The artwork includes signatures and edition notations at the bottom.
A black and white etching depicting a muscular figure in the center, wielding a large hammer over their shoulder, set against a backdrop of stylized skyscrapers. The figure is framed within a circular border, and the scene is superimposed over a steel I-beam that intersects the bottom of the composition. The artwork includes signatures and edition notations at the bottom.

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Date
1932

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 15 15/16 × 12 13/16in. (40.5 × 32.5 cm) Plate: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8in. (35.2 × 27.6 cm)

Accession number
96.68.289

Edition
Ed. 20

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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