1960.141 George Grosz, Oil Refining

Dallas's incredible 20th-century growth was fueled by oil, which brought enormous wealth to the city in the midst of the Depression and financed the construction of the great skyscrapers that dominated the skyline, such as the Magnolia Petroleum Building. Although oil was a key component of Dallas's wealth at mid-century, the actual infrastructure of the petroleum industry, such as refineries, was increasingly rare in Dallas by the mid-20th century.

Heather MacDonald, DMA label copy, 2012.

Depicted location and place of origin: Dallas (Texas/United States): TGN: 7013503

Oil on canvas covered board

From 1960: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of A. Harris and Company in memory of Leon A. Harris, Sr. [1]

[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.

UMO: 13310072    The History and Culture of George Grosz's Dallas, Gallery talk by Carol Roark

UMO: 13310104  Reflections on George Grosz, Gallery talk with Marty Grosz, George Grosz's son

UMO: 13310145    Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas, Gallery talk by Alan Govenar

UMO: 13316195   Frontier Fantasies Meet Frontier Realities: George Grosz in Dallas in 1952, Late Night Lecture by Barbara McCloskey

UMO: 13317549   Flower of the Prairie: George Grosz in Dallas, Gallery talk by Dr. Heather MacDonald

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