Skyscraper

Paul T. Frankl

ca. 1927 · Maple, Bakelite · Modern and Contemporary Art

By the 1920s, the skyscraper was a symbol of American modernity. Here, Frankl uses maple wood and Bakelite to suggest the jagged, upward-reaching outline of a New York skyscraper. By breaking with the constraints of the past, this towering architectural form expressed the excitement and optimism of a new era.

Artist

Paul T. Frankl

Date

ca. 1927

Medium

Maple, Bakelite

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Purchase, Theodore R. Gamble Jr. Gift, in honor of his mother, Mrs. Theodore Robert Gamble, 1982