Strike at Inland Steel
1937
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linocut on Japanese paper
Dimensions
image: 17.7 × 23 cm (6 15/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Eleanor Levie
Accession Number
2023.143.1
Art Historical Context
**Strike at Inland Steel**, a poignant linocut print byelyne Cross from 7, captures the turbulent labor struggles of the Great Depression era. Created on delicate Japanese paper, this compact work (17.7 × 23 cm) exemplifies the, high-contrast aesthetic of linocut, a relief printing technique where the artist carves away linoleum to leave raised lines inked for transfer. Cross, an American printmaker active in the1930s, used this accessible medium—popular among socially conscious artists—to produce affordable, reproducible images that could reach wide audiences. The title refers to the real-li...