Victorian Invention: The Locomotive

A woman seen from behind and in profile, black hair tied with a grey bow, one shoulder bare and rounded hip exposed below a black short-sleeved top, stands beside a grey steam locomotive and reaches up to touch its plume of dark smoke, which she appears to pull into an orange flame-like shape. The locomotive sits on tracks with orange wheel details against a green hillside and blue sky with white clouds. Flat bright colors — grey, orange, black, green, and blue — and bold black outlines define the composition. Mayumi Oda, "Victorian Invention: The Locomotive," 1976, color screenprint on wove Japan paper.