Crane and Boiler
This sketch is one of dozens of drawings that Benton used to compose his mural America Today, also in the Museum’s collection (2012.478a–j). He incorporated this study of a crane and boiler into the center of the City Building mural panel.
Artwork Details
- Title: Crane and Boiler
- Artist: Thomas Hart Benton (American, Neosho, Missouri 1889–1975 Kansas City, Missouri)
- Date: ca. 1929
- Medium: Graphite on paper
- Dimensions: 9 1/8 × 7 in. (23.2 × 17.8 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Gift of AXA Equitable, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.425.1
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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