Untitled (Construction Scene)
1930s
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lithograph
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
2008.115.4990
Art Historical Context
In the bustling energy of 1930s America, Adam Wehr's *Untitled (Construction Scene)* the raw vitality of urban development through the versatile medium of lithograph. print, housed in the National Gallery of's Department of Modern Prints (CG-W), Wehr's skill in translating dynamic scenes onto stone, a technique that allowed for rich tonal contrasts and multiple impressions—ideal for sharing art widely during economic hardship. Created amid the Great Depression, the artwork likely reflects the era's massive public works projects under New Deal programs, symbolizing hope, labor, and national re...