Bruce McCombs. Highway, 1973. Etching, Platemark: 55.4 x 69.7 cm (21 13/16 x 27 7/16 in.); Sheet: 75 cm (29 1/2 in.). Bequest of Frances P. Taft, Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973-2017, 2017.207. Copyrighted.

Highway

1973

Bruce McCombs

Bruce McCombs (American, b. 1943)

Prints

Highway, 1973. Bruce McCombs (American, b. 1943). Etching; platemark: 55.4 x 69.7 cm (21 13/16 x 27 7/16 in.); sheet: 75 cm (29 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Frances P. Taft, Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973-2017 2017.207 Bruce McCombs’s 1973 etching reflects the artist’s interest in the Midwestern city and its development in relation to innovations in automobiles in the 20th century. Highway focuses on a sleek car design of the 1920s, and the new phenomenon of the highway stretching beyond the horizon––an optimistic portrayal of invention and industry.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Bruce McCombs
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: Etching
Medium: etching
Dimensions: Platemark: 55.4 x 69.7 cm (21 13/16 x 27 7/16 in.); Sheet: 75 cm (29 1/2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Lower left, in graphite: Highway; in graphite, lower center: 31/50; lower right, in graphite: B. McCombs. 73 imp.
Departments: Prints
Accession Number: 2017.207
Credit Line: Bequest of Frances P. Taft, Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973-2017
Exhibitions: The May Show: 53rd Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of The Western Reserve
Rights Statement: Copyrighted