[A Locomotive] / R. Loewy. – Antique Wall Art
![[A Locomotive] / R. Loewy., [19]11. — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/64/641fbb23fcc6-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of [A Locomotive] / R. Loewy.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[A Locomotive] / R. Loewy.
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Few details survive for this watercolor beyond its title and its 1911 date. The record credits the drawing only to R. Loewy, so its interest lies mostly in the subject itself. Around 1911 the steam locomotive was at the height of its role in American life, pulling passenger and freight trains over a rail network that was approaching its largest extent. Artists of the period often painted engines with close attention to their mechanical parts, and a drawing like this shows how contemporaries saw these machines.
| Created / published | [19]11. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor. |
| Genre | Watercolors 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1988:020 |
| Subjects | Railroad locomotives--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,387 × 684 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216674 |
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