Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Avenue New York New York 10021 Accession Number: 32.43
Date:
1932
Notes:
"Catalogue of the Collection," New York, NY: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1975, pg. 43.
"American Painting 1900-1939: Selections from The Whitney Museum of American Art," Montgomery, AL: Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, 1976, no. 30.
"Pioneering the Century, 1900-1940: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art," New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1981.
Troyen, Carol, and Hirshler, Erica E., "Charles Sheeler: Paintings and Drawings," Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1987, no. 46.
"Catalogue of the Collection," New York, NY: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1975, pg. 164.
"American Visionaries: Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art," New York, NY: Whitney Museum of American Art, 2001, pg. 277.
"Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America," New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem, 1987, fig. 16.
"Catalogue of the Collection," New York, NY: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1975, pg. 42.
"American Painting 1900-1939: Selections from The Whitney Museum of American Art," Montgomery, AL: Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, 1976, pg. 53.
Troyen, Carol, and Hirshler, Erica E., "Charles Sheeler: Paintings and Drawings," Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1987, no. 46.
"American Visionaries: Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art," New York, NY: Whitney Museum of American Art, 2001, pg. 277.
"Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America," New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem, 1987, fig. 16.
(On back:) River Rouge Plant / Charles Sheeler signed
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Summary:
View looking across the river toward the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge Plant, with the bright sunshine reflecting off the surface of the factory buildings.
