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At the threshold between rooms, receding to a corner, we see flowers, a curtain, and a cigarette burning on an ash tray. Some objects appear to be there simply for their decorative patterns. Rites uses non-naturalistic colors like bright reds and…

2 images at GSA.

Cecil Chichester’s Spring Landscape is an oil painting depicting birch trees set against rolling blue hills. There are no people or animals present in the image, making it entirely focused on nature. The lighting is soft, with the sun shining through…

Powell depicts a calm, rural landscape, with a flowing stream that starts in the foreground and curves across the canvas. The colors of the work become hazier, and brushstrokes become more organic as the eye moves from the foreground to the…

10 images at GSA.

We see a younger person in a self-reflective pose. Abelman's print focuses on the upper body, bringing the viewer close to the subject’s tilted head and raised hand. The delicate lines, subtle light, and shadows highlight the subject’s upper…

Burke’s lithograph depicts an unidentifiable graveyard, set on rolling hills with trees scattered throughout the image. There are small human figures in the background, but the entire print feels desolate and void. Smaller gravestones are visible…

7 images at GSA.

About the ArtistLeonard Pytlak (1910–1998) was an American serigrapher, lithographer, painter, teacher, and lecturer born in Newark, New Jersey. He studied at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art before continuing his education at the Art…

Eight men are captured at a moment both dangerous and routine, part of the steelworker's 12-hour day. Botts is likely depicting what was called an open-hearth furnace, used by Andrew Carnegie to dramatically speed up the process and undercut his…