Pier 39
1940
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lithograph
Dimensions
image: 225 x 305 mm sheet: 305 x 453 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
2008.115.4885
Art Historical Context
**Pier 39** Herman Volz, 1940 Lithograph image: 225 × 305 mm (8 7/8 × 12 in.), sheet: 305 × 453 mm (12 × 17 13/16 in.) Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Re and Dave Williams National of Art, Washington, CG-W.22.506 Step onto the vibrant waterfront of San Francisco's Pier 39 in this lively 1940 lithograph by Herman Volz. Capturing the bustling energy of the city's iconic piers, Volz's print depicts the clamor of maritime life—cargo ships, workers, and the hum of urban industry—against the backdrop of the bay. Created during the tail end of the Great Depression, just as Ameri...