Tony Casale, "Bologna," 11 years old been selling newspapers for 4 years, Hartford, Connecticut, March 1909

March 1909

Lewis Hine

Associated Names
Lewis Wickes Hine

Artist, American, 1874 - 1940

The image shows a young boy standing upright and facing slightly to the right. His facial features include a determined expression with lips pressed together, and he has short, slightly tousled hair peeking out from underneath a cap. He is wearing a dark jacket and has a bundle of newspapers carried in a sling over his shoulder. The background is blurred, with the silhouette of a person in dark clothing walking and some indistinct buildings visible.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lewis Hine, New York; National Child Labor Committee, New York; Lunn Gallery/Graphics International Ltd., Washington, DC; Harry H. Lunn, Jr., Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Recent Acquisitions in Photography, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, December 20, 1977 – January 29, 1978

1981

  • Of Time and Place: American Figurative Art from the Corcoran Gallery, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH; San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA; University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY; Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN; Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, OK; Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR; Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL (travelled through May 1983, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service)

2008

  • The American Evolution: A History Through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 1 – July 27, 2008

Bibliography

1981

  • Nygren, Edward J. Of Time and Place: American Figurative Art from the Corcoran Gallery. Exh. cat. Washington D.C., 1981: 92-93, cat. 33.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, along right edge in graphite: n. 660; bottom right inverted in graphite: 660

Wikidata ID

Q64157450

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