Man Working [recto]

early 1940s

Dox Thrash

Associated Names
Dox Thrash

Artist, American, 1892 - 1965

The image depicts a man's upper body in a sitting position, with his back, shoulders, arms, and head in a muscular and dynamic pose. His face is in profile with short hair, reaching towards a sphere-like object above his hands. He is shirtless, showing muscle definition, against a simple dark background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    carborundum mezzotint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Fine in memory of Larry Day

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.9 x 25.4 cm (7 7/16 x 10 in.)
    sheet: 24.8 x 29.5 cm (9 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.84.5.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ittmann 2001, no. 96

Associated Artworks

The image is a head-on view of an old, multi-story building with a textured appearance. The color palette is monochromatic with tones of black, white, and gray. There are laundry lines with clothes hanging in the foreground, and the background shows a gloomy sky.

Blighted Homes [verso]

Dox Thrash

1948

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth E. Fine, Takoma Park, MD; acquired 1998 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • Ittmann, John. Dox Thrash: An African American Master Printmaker Rediscovered. Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2001, p. 108, no. 96.

Wikidata ID

Q75421110

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