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Sweatshop Queen

c. 1937-1938

Harold Emerson Keeler

Associated Names

Harold Emerson Keeler

Artist, American, 1905 - 1968

The image depicts the upper body of a person sitting at a sewing machine. The person leans slightly forward with one hand extended towards the machine. Their facial features are shown with simple lines, and they have chin-length wavy hair. The person wears a short-sleeved top, and there are two cones on the table nearby. The background includes furniture outlines suggesting a workspace or studio setting.

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Artwork overview

Medium

linocut
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 225 x 150 mm
sheet: 316 x 239 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2808

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

M. Lee Stone Fine Prints, San Jose, CA, 1 June 1988; to Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, Sweatshop Queen; lower right, Harold Keeler.

Wikidata ID

Q76454534

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