Distant Manhattan
1937
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lithograph
Dimensions
image: 201 x 334 mm sheet: 312 x 474 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.3253
Art Historical Context
Louis Lozowick’s 1937 lithograph *Distant Manhattan* captures a sweeping view of New York’s skyline from afar, rendered with crisp lines and subtle tonal gradations. Created during the late years of the Great Depression, the print reflects the era’s fascination with the modern American city as both symbol of progress and distant ideal. The title suggests a perspective that emphasizes scale and atmosphere rather than street-level detail, inviting viewers to contemplate the metropolis from outside its bustle. As a lithograph, the work demonstrates the medium’s capacity for fine precision and re...
About the Artist
Louis Lozowick
Louis Lozowick was born in 1892 in Liudvynivka, in the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Ukraine), into a Jewish family. He received his earliest artistic training at the Kiev Art School before emigrating to the United States, where he continued his studies at the National Academy of Design in New York from 1912 to 1915 and subsequently earned a degree from Ohio State University in 1918....