Subway
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lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 313 x 386 mm Sheet: 332 x 509 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
2008.115.3468
Art Historical Context
**Subway** by Grevis Whitaker Melville is striking lithograph created in 1950, a time when post-World War II America buzzed with urban expansion and the rhythms of city life. Measuring 313 x 386 mm (image) on a sheet of 332 x 509 mm, this print belongs to the National Gallery of's Reba and Dave Williams Collection generously gifted by the collectors. As a mid-century work classified simply as a print, it reflects the era's fascination with everyday scenes, evoking the hurried energy of subterranean travel hinted at by its evocative title. Lithography, the medium here, revolutionized printmaki...