Perspective drawing 1948

Editor: Here we have Leo Kornblath’s "Perspective drawing" from the Harvard Art Museums. It's a stark black and white image, and the clouds give it a kind of surreal feeling against the rigid architecture. What social or historical narratives do you see at play in this piece? Curator: I think it's crucial to look at the tension between the utopian ideals of modern architecture and the social realities it often ignored. This image makes me wonder about access, privilege, and who gets to inhabit these spaces. Does the presence of the solitary female figure accentuate feelings of exclusion or aspiration? Editor: That’s a fascinating angle. I hadn’t considered the social implications of the architecture itself. I was focused on the formal elements. Curator: Consider how modernist aesthetics were sometimes used to reinforce existing power structures, masking inequality with sleek designs. What does this tell us? Editor: This drawing makes me question how we view architectural progress and who benefits from it. Thank you. Curator: The pleasure is mine.