Gravel-Silo
Edward Dreis
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Edward Dreis (American, 1909–1975). Gravel-Silo, ca. 1930s. Oil on canvas, 27 1/4 x 37 1/4 in. (69.2 x 94.6 cm) frame: 29 x 39 x 1 1/4 in. (73.7 x 99.1 x 3.2 cm). Courtesy of the Fine Arts Program, U.S. General Services Administration, L34.127. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Gravel-Silo
Date
ca. 1930s
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
27 1/4 x 37 1/4 in. (69.2 x 94.6 cm) frame: 29 x 39 x 1 1/4 in. (73.7 x 99.1 x 3.2 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower left: "Ed Dreis"
Credit Line
Courtesy of the Fine Arts Program, U.S. General Services Administration
Accession Number
L34.127
Frequent Art Questions
What is this?
All the works in that corner are depictions of cities in the years between the World Wars, when the United States was becoming an industrial power and a world economic power. This work is on long-term loan to the Brooklyn Museum. It was painted during the Great Depression of the 1930s, and the artist was most likely working as part of a federal assistance program for artists.Cool, thank you.
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