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1935[-]43

弗雷德·贝克尔在大萧条时期为联邦艺术计划创作了这幅充满活力的木刻作品，颂扬现代旅行的奇迹。画面底部，一列巨大的风格化B&O机车隆隆驶过，车轮呈现出齿轮与运动交织的混乱景象；上方，一架邮政飞机在漩涡般的天空中翱翔。这件作品以美国现代主义典型的粗犷雕刻线条和几何形状，捕捉了20世纪30年代人们对速度与连通性的兴奋之情。它是政府大规模努力的一部分，旨在雇佣艺术家，并将艺术引入全国各地的邮局和公共建筑。

Technique: woodcut

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