Graphite, acrylic, and colored pencil on acid-free board
Context
Credit Line: Gift of the artist
Made/Created
Artist
Thomas Roese
Date made
2016
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Frame Size
Height
40 in
Width
48 in
Dimension Description
Image Size
Height
32 in
Width
40 in
Interpretative Labels
Label
Roese creates industrial pieces of Cleveland which are heavily inspired by his upbringing in Old Brooklyn, a neighborhood of Cleveland overlooking the industrial flats. Roese’s father was a factory worker and he was exposed to the lifestyle of the working class. His was a childhood filled with blue collar workers, steel mills, chemical plants, smoke, and noise, with endless time spent drawing houses in his neighborhood, and creating a link between the grittiness of his graphite pencil with the grit of the industrial scene. This particular piece has the “ghost” of a name on its building, a leftover reminder of the once bustling industrial side of Cleveland.
