Turbine Construction by Kuhler, Otto (1894 - 1976)
Etching. Signed in pencil, lower right, edition of 15-20.  on cream laid paper. Otto Kuhler (1877-1949) Turbine Construction (Westinghouse) 1927, Etching. Kennedy 12. Edition 15-20. Signed, titled and annotated Ltd. Ed. Del. et Imp. in pencil. Image size 17 3/4 x 13 15/16 inches (451 x 354 mm); sheet size 20 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches (521 x 403 mm). A superb impression, in dark brown ink, with rich burr and selectively wiped overall platetone; on Arches cream laid paper, full margins (3/4 to 1 1/2 inches), in excellent condition. Printed by the artist. Ex-collection Kennedy Galleries, with the original gallery mat. Scarce. The image depicts the construction of a Westinghouse generator at Duquesne Light, near Pittsburgh. The generator, built for Con Edison's 14th Street - New York Station, was the most powerful ever built. Drawn on location and printed by the artist.
 
Matted, Image size: 18.5in x 14.3in (47 x 36.2cm). 
Overall size 25in x 19in (63.5 x 48.3cm).
Made in: US, 1929 
Art-In-Industry collection number pp_130