Steamfitter
Object Details
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Date
1921
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Object Type
Photographs
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Medium
Gelatin silver print
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Dimensions
Image: 16 9/16 x 12 1/4 in.
Sheet: 16 7/8 x 12 5/8 in. -
Inscriptions
Recto:
u.l. to u.r.: [crop marks]
Sheet Recto:
u.c. in graphite: 2
Verso:
u. in graphite: 2 \ 42 \ 1200-
l.r. in graphite: T8450-11-2
l.r. [upsidedown rubber stamp]: LEWIS W. HINE \ Work Portraits \ HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N. Y.
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
P1981.80.3
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Copyright
Public domain
Object Description
Additional details
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How might artists highlight the importance of the daily lives and experiences of ordinary people?
How do physical items like clothes and accessories, or physical aspects like facial expression and pose, convey a message to the viewer?
What is the relationship between people and machines, and how has that relationship changed over time?
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All Levels
Students will think about the effect of power and capability that Hine created in this photograph. Guide them to think of an industry or event that they are familiar with that requires strong, capable people. Students will create an image of that industry or event that conveys that sense of power and capability of the people who participate.
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