Gas Works, Allentown, PA
Artist
Louis Ribak
(American, born Lithuania, 1903 - 1979)
Date1936-1941
Place DepictedAllentown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mediumtempera on paper
DimensionsImage: 19 3/8 × 29 3/8 in. (49.2 × 74.6 cm)
Frame: 29 1/4 × 39 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (74.3 × 99.4 × 3.8 cm)
Frame: 29 1/4 × 39 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (74.3 × 99.4 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift in honor of Dr. Ralph and Mary H. Jones, 2024
Object number2024.12.2
DescriptionPainting of multiple factory chimneys with smoke pouring into the sky.eMuseum Notes
An industrial landscape depicting the rust belt in Pennsylvania. Smokestacks funnel steam and dark smoke into the atmosphere. In the foreground, a barren field of dirt is presented and a leafless tree just out of the ground.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- industries
- smokestacks
- pollution
