GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Born into the Polish community of Milwaukee, Edmund Lewandowski spent his career in the Midwest painting factories and ore boats of the Great Lakes region. He hoped to record the beauty of man-made objects and American industry on canvas. The tightly controlled design and smooth gouache finish of this industrial scene capture the sleek beauty and implied power of the Midwestern industrial landscape. Lewandowski notably removed any sign of human presence when idolizing the machine-based scenery and captured the stillness and detachment of these modern settings.
Excerpt from
Sue Canterbury, DMA label text, 2018.
NOTES
Created in 1941
Object File reviewed
2 or 11? See note below:
According to letter dated July 24, 2001, from Franklin Riehlman to Eleanor Harvey, "The title on the label on your photograph is probably wrong. Ed used Roman numerals when titling works executed in a series; your Blast Furnace No. 11 is more than likely the second in the Blast Furnace Series." Keogh & Riehlman Fine Art
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Lewandowski, Edmund (1914-1998)
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: Midwest (United States): TGN: 4007191
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1982: King Vidor (1894-1982), Los Angeles (The Downtown Gallery, NY)
1982-1983: Estate of King Vidor
From 1983: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan E. Boeckman [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
AUDIO ASSETS
VIDEO ASSETS
IMAGE ASSETS
WEB RESOURCES
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
FUN FACTS
- King Vidor, a previous owner of this painting, was a film director, producer, and screenwriter who was nominated for a Best Director Oscar five times. His film career spans most of the twentieth century, from 1913 to 1980.
TEACHING IDEAS
RULES
Apply to objects where number equals 1983.53.FA
Category
rules_operator
AND
General Description
Born into the Polish community of Milwaukee, Edmund Lewandowski spent his career in the Midwest painting factories and ore boats of the Great Lakes region. He hoped to record the beauty of man-made objects and American industry on canvas. The tightly controlled design and smooth gouache finish of this industrial scene capture the sleek beauty and implied power of the Midwestern industrial landscape. Lewandowski notably removed any sign of human presence when idolizing the machine-based scenery and captured the stillness and detachment of these modern settings.
Excerpt from
Sue Canterbury, DMA label text, 2018.
Fun Facts
- King Vidor, a previous owner of this painting, was a film director, producer, and screenwriter who was nominated for a Best Director Oscar five times. His film career spans most of the twentieth century, from 1913 to 1980.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Created in 1941
Object File reviewed
2 or 11? See note below:
According to letter dated July 24, 2001, from Franklin Riehlman to Eleanor Harvey, "The title on the label on your photograph is probably wrong. Ed used Roman numerals when titling works executed in a series; your Blast Furnace No. 11 is more than likely the second in the Blast Furnace Series." Keogh & Riehlman Fine Art
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Lewandowski, Edmund (1914-1998)
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: Midwest (United States): TGN: 4007191
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1982: King Vidor (1894-1982), Los Angeles (The Downtown Gallery, NY)
1982-1983: Estate of King Vidor
From 1983: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan E. Boeckman [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
AUDIO ASSETS
VIDEO ASSETS
rules
Apply To
Objects
number
Equals
1983.53.FA
source file
object_notes_1_b-0277.xml.nores