
Skyscrapers: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs of the Early Twentieth Century
June 6, 2009 - November 12, 2009

Skyscrapers: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs of the Early Twentieth Century
June 6, 2009 - November 12, 2009
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More than fifty prints, drawings, and photographs chosen from the Museum’s collection demonstrate the many ways artists chose to portray the new giants in their landscape. Roughly spanning the years between 1905 and 1940, the works will reflect a wide range of styles and practices. Among the famous skyscrapers featured are Chicago’s gothic-ornamented Tribune Tower, New York City’s Art Deco Empire State Building, and Philadelphia’s modernist PSFS Building. The exhibition includes prints by John Marin and Charles Sheeler, photographs by Berenice Abbott and Alfred Stieglitz, and drawings by Earl Horter and Abraham Walkowitz.
Curators
John Vick • The Margaret R. Mainwaring Curatorial Fellow in the Department of Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsJohn Ittmann • Curator of Prints