Gallery Edition – WPA exhibition of Dorothy Loeb and Blanche Lazzell by Ben Nason – 44×69 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative In the 1936 WPA exhibition of Dorothy Loeb and Blanche Lazzell, Ben Nason’s artwork assumes a distinctive position within the Art Deco movement, characterized by its linear brushwork and a palette that oscillates between bold reds and yellows, tempered by black and white. This visual vocabulary is deployed to evoke a sense of botanical Modernism, where organic forms are distilled into geometric abstractions. The artist’s technique, rooted in the era’s fascination with industrial materials and streamlined design, imbues the composition with a sense of futurism, underscoring the tension between natural and artificial environments.When enlarged to 44×69 inches, Nason’s artwork assumes a monumental scale that profoundly affects its spatial behavior within a luxury interior environment. The chromatic structure, now amplified, generates a spatial rhythm that resonates with the material pairing of polished metals and r