American Bridge

Object number2007.6.37

Date1983

MediumMat board; Watercolor paint

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionWatercolor painting depicting two workers on steel beams slightly left of center, with water below. Large pulley with ball, holding beam at far right. Framework of bridge visible in background. Multi-colored: top half of image is primarily yellow-brown, bottom half primarily blues/greens.Dimensions27.6249 x 21 in. (70.2 x 53.3 cm)
Signed"Jess Hager" in lower right.
InscriptionsReverse: "#8" circled top left of mat, "3" marked through.
Historical NotesPurchased from artist Jess Hager, through World West Galleries, Washington, PA.Label TextAmerican Bridge, by Jess Hager, watercolor, 1983 This painting shows ironworkers guiding a structural beam into place during the renovation of the first Newburgh-Beacon Bridge over the Hudson River in New York. In addition to this renovation in 1983, American Bridge worked on bridge repairs in St. Louis and Chicago, in major multi-storied office buildings in Miami, Boston, Chicago, and Dallas, and on a host of other projects nationwide.

Related institution United States Steel Corporation

Related institution American Bridge Company

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