The Vertical Mile (Chicago 1932)

© Gerald K. Geerlings Estate

The Vertical Mile (Chicago 1932)

Currently not on view

The Vertical Mile (Chicago 1932),

1932

Gerald Kenneth Geerlings, American, 1897–1998
x1970-51

Information

Title
The Vertical Mile (Chicago 1932)
Dates

1932

Maker
Gerald Kenneth Geerlings
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 31.5 x 23.2 cm. (12 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.) sheet: 43.7 x 33.7 cm. (17 3/16 x 13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Object Number
x1970-51
Signatures
Signed in graphite, lower right: Gerald K. Geerlings
Inscription
Titled in plate, lower left: The Vertical Mile. 1932 Titled in graphite, lower left: The Vertical Mile (Chicago 1932)
Culture
American
Type
etchings, prints
Subject
skylines, skyscrapers, men, figures (representations), cityscapes, women, automobiles

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