About This Artwork

Charles Sheeler
American, 1883–1965

Ladle on a Hot Metal Car, Ford Plant, 1927

Gelatin silver print
24.0 x 19.1 cm
Julien Levy Collection, Special Photography Acquisition Fund, 1979.112

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

New York, NY, Whitney Museum of American Art, "The American Century: Art and Culture" April 22–August 22, 1999.

Publication History

Stebbins, Theodore E. Jr., and Norman Keyes, Jr. 1987. “Charles Sheeler: The Photographs.” Exh. cat. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/Little, Brown. pl. 53. (other print of this image)




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