Title of Artwork: “The River”

Artwork by O. Louis Guglielmi

Year Created 1942

Summary of The River

Louis Guglielmi depicts female figures next to a vast body of water in The River.

The natural flow of water appears to be regulated and possibly modified when encircled by the monolithic concrete riverbank and an industrial environment in the distance.

The expressions of the three women in the foreground are hidden from the observer, adding to the uncertainty caused by the strong contrast between natural and man-made environments.

Critics have highlighted that Guglielmi “interprets the relationship of man to his city surroundings” in their reviews of The River.

In his writing, “the idea of a man burdened by his own enormous successes” is sometimes more profound than societal conscience.

Information Citations

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