Bernece Berkmann (no dates available)
South Chicago Series #2, 1937
opaque watercolor on paper, 20 by 30 inches 
Illinois State Museum collection

In this painting, how did the artist achieve the impression of the city being crowded?

Find the repeated patterns of lines that create a rhythm in this painting. Does this rhythm look like a slow or fast one? Why?

Bernece Berkmann was a Chicago native who studied with artists Todros Geller and Rudolf Weisenborn. A member of the Chicago Artist's Group from 1936 - 1939, she was a painter, printmaker, and teacher.