The Mills whence comes our strength
name: label: maker
content: Boyer, Louise MIller
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Louise Miller Boyer (1890-1976) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With inspiration from her parents who were both music artists, she studied painting and design at what is now the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Boyer met and married her architect husband Ernest W. Boyer (1884-1949) at their alma mater. Their child Helen King Boyer (1919-2012) shared their interest in art and particularly printmaking.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Louise with her daughter and husband began working in the medium in the 1930s. They worked regularly with anodized aluminum printing plates, a product of local manufacture from the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), which included a surface that could withstand the pressure of the printing press better than zinc or copper.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Although the family moved to Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Missouri, Pittsburgh was their main subject of interest, with its industrial-rich scenery, and smoke-filled environment.
label: Description (Brief)
content: This drawing was a preliminary pencil sketch for the print "The Mills Whence Comes Our Strength" produced by Louise M. Boyer.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0338.147
label: accession number
content: 1984.0338
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0338.147
objectType: label: Object Name
content: drawing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 34.7 cm x 25.4 cm; 13 11/16 in x 10 in