Hudson Bridge
Artist
Louis Lozowick
(American, born Ukraine, 1892 - 1973)
Date1929
MediumLithograph
DimensionsOverall: 15 13/16 x 11 1/2 in., (40.2 x 29.2 cm,)
Image: 14 3/8 x 8 11/16 in. (36.5 x 22.1 cm)
Image: 14 3/8 x 8 11/16 in. (36.5 x 22.1 cm)
ClassificationsPRINTS
Credit LineGift of Edward W. Root
Terms
Object number53.336
Description On View
Not on viewCollections
Copyright© Estate of Louis Lozowick
Label TextLouis Lozowick and Howard Cook were two of many artists who were in thrall of the George Washington Bridge (GWB), an engineering marvel when it opened in 1931 and an aesthetic marvel still. At the time, the Bridge—at 3500 feet—was twice as long as any existing suspension bridge.
When Lozowick created his image, the Bridge’s towers were in place but the span and roadbed had not yet been built. Lozowick placed the impressive structure within the context of other means of modern transportation, the locomotive and airplane. Train and plane here, though, seem dwarfed in comparison.
Mary E. Murray
Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
2017
