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An angular painting of the Brooklyn Bridge, looking up towards the tower. The perspective is unrealistic, and almost abstract, and filled with blues and greens and grays.

To Joseph Stella, New York City was a nexus of frenetic, form-shattering power and the engineering marvel of the Brooklyn Bridge embodied the modern human spirit. This artwork is included in the exhibition The Whitney’s Collection: Selections from 1900 to 1965. 

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Joseph Stella: The Brooklyn Bridge: Variation on an Old Theme

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