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1935[-]43

弗雷德·貝克爾在大蕭條時期為聯邦藝術計畫創作了這幅充滿活力的木刻作品，頌揚現代旅行的奇蹟。畫面底部，一列巨大的風格化B&O機車隆隆駛過，車輪呈現出齒輪與運動交織的混亂景象；上方，一架郵政飛機在漩渦般的天空中翱翔。這件作品以美國現代主義典型的粗獷雕刻線條和幾何形狀，捕捉了1930年代人們對速度與連通性的興奮之情。它是政府大規模努力的一部分，旨在僱用藝術家，並將藝術引入全國各地的郵局和公共建築。

Technique: woodcut

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