The Sentinal
1958
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lithograph
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1980.45.597
Art Historical Context
**The Sentinel** (1958) is a striking lithograph by American artist Arthur L. Flory, part of the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald Collection. Created in the late 1950s, this print captures Flory's mastery of mid-20th-century American printmaking, a period when artists explored nuanced techniques to convey emotion and form through accessible multiples. Housed in the CG-W department and classified simply as a print, it reflects the era's fascination with vigilance and solitude—the title evoking a watchful guardian amid post-World War II introspection. Lithography, Flory's chosen medium, invo...
About the Artist
Arthur L. Flory
Arthur L. Flory (1914–1972) was an American artist born in Lima, Ohio, whose career bridged painting, printmaking, and illustration. He pursued formal training at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and the National Academy of Design, institutions that shaped his technical proficiency in graphics and fine arts. Later sources also note studies at the Cape School of Art, where he earned...