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Modern Worker in Industry by Kenneth Washburn
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography
Modern Worker in Industry
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography

Modern Worker in Industry

Artist
Year1938
Classification painting
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions57 x 58 in. (144.8 x 147.3 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Section of Fine Arts 1934 -1943
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • Standing man facing viewer left hand resting on right wrist, right hand holding a hammer.  Hammer resting on anvil, on base.  Factory lower and upper left background picture plane, smoke billowing from smokestacks. Three houses lower right background picture plane. Factory upper right background at picture plane, smoke billowing from smokestacks.   Ray of sunshine noticeable on factory upper right background.