Steiger, USPRR San Luis Harbor, 2014
[William Steiger’s] most recent body of work, he transforms his
collection of vintage lithographs by means of collage, altering the narrative
of each image. The exhibition will include Silvercup (2014), the
artist’s newest aquatint and soft ground edition. The print exemplifies
Steiger’s interest in graphic qualities of familiar architectural structures in
the modern landscape.
Steiger borrowed the abbreviated title, Explorations & Surveys, from the title of his source material, Reports of the Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economic Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. These accounts were published by the Federal Government in the late 1850s to both document the western regions and to locate the best routes for the forthcoming Pacific Railroad.
Steiger borrowed the abbreviated title, Explorations & Surveys, from the title of his source material, Reports of the Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economic Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. These accounts were published by the Federal Government in the late 1850s to both document the western regions and to locate the best routes for the forthcoming Pacific Railroad.
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