Suspension
1947
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lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 403 x 154 mm Sheet: 479 x 248 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
2008.115.1131
Art Historical Context
**Suspension** by B Bushner, a lithograph from 1947, invites visitors into the vibrant world of mid-20th-century print at the National Gallery of. Created just two years after World War II end, this work measures 403 x 154 mm on a sheet of 479 x 248 mm, offering a compact yet impactful composition classified as a print in the CG-W department. Lithography, Bushner's chosen medium, is a planographic technique pioneered in the late 18th century, where artists draw with greasy crayon on limestone or metal plates. Ink adheres only to the drawn areas, allowing for subtle gradations, crisp lines, an...