Harry Sternberg

Steel
1937

A black and white lithograph depicting a dynamic industrial scene with three workers engaged in labor-intensive tasks. The central figure, wearing a hat and a vest, is intently operating a lever, while the other two workers, also in hats, are managing machinery and molten material. The background features industrial equipment and structures, emphasizing the intensity of the manufacturing environment. The artwork is signed by the artist at the bottom.
A black and white lithograph depicting a dynamic industrial scene with three workers engaged in labor-intensive tasks. The central figure, wearing a hat and a vest, is intently operating a lever, while the other two workers, also in hats, are managing machinery and molten material. The background features industrial equipment and structures, emphasizing the intensity of the manufacturing environment. The artwork is signed by the artist at the bottom.

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Date
1937

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 16 × 23 1/16in. (40.6 × 58.6 cm) Image: 11 3/4 × 20 3/4in. (29.9 × 52.7 cm)

Accession number
96.68.294

Edition
Ed. 25

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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