ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper
Artist
Albert Winslow Barker
(American, 1874 - 1947)
The Stone Crusher
Date1930
MediumLithograph
Credit LineGift of Carl and Marian Mullis
Dimensions7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm)
Object number1994.016.007
Label TextThe bulky tower in the foreground and the farmhouse in the background anchor the scene and mark the landscape as a place transformed through human action. While the giant form of the crusher may seem foreboding, it should be noted that Barker's family were quarrymen, and therefore this structure represents not only abstract transformation of the earth but also family and livelihood.Exhibition HistoryCultivating America: Visions of the Landscape in Twentieth-Century Prints, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 8 - June 29, 2008
ProvenanceEx coll. Carl Mullis, United States.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Works of Art on Paper
18th Century
