Telephone Poles at Krum
c. 1935
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lithograph
Dimensions
image: 301 x 219 mm sheet: 443 x 287 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
2008.115.4542
Art Historical Context
**Telephone Poles at Krum** a striking lithograph created around 1935 by Coreen Spellman, an African American artist active during the Great Depression era. Spellman, known for her contributions to printmaking, captured everyday American scenes with a keen eye for detail and social resonance. This work, measuring 301 x 219 mm on a larger 443 x 287 mm sheet, depicts the utilitarian telephone poles in Krum—a small Texas town—transforming ordinary infrastructure into a composition of rhythmic lines and textures. Lithography, Spellman's chosen medium, was a revolutionary planographic technique th...