Elevation View of a Locomotive, First Prize Drawing
Medium
transportation
Classification
transportation
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Dr. W.H. Dohm
Accession Number
1953-185-1
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Step into the inventive spirit of late 19th-century America with *Elevation View of a Locom, First Prize Drawing* by William H. Dohm, in 1888 when the artist was just 16 old. This precise rendering captures the side profile of a steam locomotive, a marvel of the Industrial Age that symbolized America's booming railroads and technological progress. Dohm's work, now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection (gift of Dr. W.H. Dohm), showcases the era's fascination with engineering feats that connected the nation and fueled economic expansion. As a first-prize winner, likely from a compet...