Landscape of Steel

Title: Landscape of Steel
Date: 1957
Description: These hangings (1977.019.001 - 1977.019.008, a part of the "Steel Series") were conceived and executed between between 1935 and 1975, when Mildred Johnstone was a resident of the Lehigh Valley. As a wife of the Vice President of Bethlehem Steel, she made frequent tours of the mills, and was inspired to record her responses in these works. Rectangular, with design running diagonally. Design consists of an abstract cityscape intersected by highways bearing inscriptions. 3/4 inch velcro tape attached to back of top edge. Colors include yellowish white, white, red, and mulitcolors.; Textile consisting of an abstract cityscape in bright multicolor intersected by highways bearing inscriptions.
Source: Allentown Art Museum
Rights: NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT (NKC)