Pittsburgh People
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etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 31.27 × 15.72 cm (12 5/16 × 6 3/16 in.) sheet: 42.07 × 25.24 cm (16 9/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Accession Number
2015.19.1460
Art Historical Context
Reynold Weidenaar'sPittsburgh People* (1942) captures the resilient spirit of industrial America during World War II. Created as a black etching on wove paper, this print measures a compact plate size of 31.27 × 15.72 cm, for intricate details that highlight the human element amid Pittsburgh's steel mills and factories—the city's lifeblood in the war effort. As part of the American printmaking tradition, Weidenaar work reflects the era's social realism, portraying everyday workers with empathy and precision. Etching, an intaglio technique where acid bites into a metal plate to create fine lin...