Thomas Hart Benton

Blast Furnace, Number 1
1929 or 1930

Illustration of a stylized, exaggerated industrial scene with large pipes and machinery, featuring a figure in the center operating a lever with smoke and steam rising around. The artwork has a dynamic, sketch-like quality with bold lines and washes of brown tones.

Illustration of a stylized, exaggerated industrial scene with large pipes and machinery, featuring a figure in the center operating a lever with smoke and steam rising around. The artwork has a dynamic, sketch-like quality with bold lines and washes of brown tones.

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Date
1929 or 1930

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink, wash, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Overall: 14 9/16 × 10 3/8in. (37 × 26.4 cm)

Accession number
31.486

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Rights and reproductions
© T.H. Benton and R.P. Benton Testamentary Trusts / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Thomas Hart Benton
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