Sledgehammers
This monotype—a unique impression of a design drawn on another surface—depicts blacksmiths wielding sledgehammers. Brightly colored inks, in combination with selective wiping, capture the light and heat of the forge as hammers hit the unseen anvil and send sparks flying. As a member of the Grosvenor School in Britain, Andrews favored scenes characterized by dynamic movement, often in the form of emphatically modern technology like automobiles and escalators. Here, she adapted her aesthetic to the natural motions of human bodies engaged in a traditional form of labor.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sledgehammers
- Artist: Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
- Date: 1933
- Medium: Monotype
- Dimensions: Plate: 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 14 3/4 in. (29.2 × 37.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Purchase, Leslie and Johanna Garfield Gift, Lila Acheson Wallace, Charles and Jessie Price, and David T Schiff Gifts, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, Dolores Valvidia Hurlburt Bequest, PECO Foundation and Friends of Drawings and Prints Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.592.64
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1930
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1933
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1931
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1934
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1930
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