Linesman c. 1941

"Linesman," a lithograph by Margaret Hunt Lansing, c. 1941, depicts a single utility pole surrounded by a network of wires, with the ground and a few blades of grass at the bottom of the composition. The image's stark simplicity and focus on lines and form creates a sense of the mundane and the everyday, characteristic of the American Regionalist style. Lansing's work often depicted the landscapes and lives of the American Midwest, with an emphasis on industrial settings and their impact on the natural world.