Harry Sternberg

American, 1904-2001

Steel

© Estate of Harry Sternberg

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Steel, 1940

Artwork Details

Materials

silkscreen

Measurements

sheet: 17 x 12 1/4 inches (43.18 x 31.11 cm)

Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Credit

Room of Contemporary Art Fund, 1943

Accession ID

RCA1943:15.4

Harry Sternberg was a Social Realist painter who dedicated himself to criticizing injustice wherever he observed it. His subjects often included American workers in coal mining and manufacturing. Beginning in the mid-1930s, he created a series of paintings and prints focused on the manufacturing of steel, including this print. Although his works could often be gritty and highly critical, this print appears to be a fairly straightforward celebration of American industry’s might.

Label from Overtime: The Art of Work, March 8–May 17, 2015

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