Workers on the New Uruguayan School of Architecture, Montevideo

c. 1945, printed later

Jeanne Mandello

Associated Names
Jeanne Mandello

Artist, German, 1907 - 2001

This is a photograph of several figures carrying large metal containers on their heads silhouetted against a cloudy sky. The figures are captured in profile, each holding a large, worn metal container in a similar posture. The clouds in the background provide a soft, diffused backdrop contrasting with the solid, dark forms of the figures and containers. The image is primarily monochromatic, highlighting the intensity of the figures' silhouette and the weathered environment. The composition evokes themes of labor and endurance against the vast sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Isabel Mandello and James Bauer

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 34.6 × 27.3 cm (13 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.16.1

  • Copyright

    (c) 2020 Isabel Mandello

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Isabel Mandello, Barcelona; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • The New Woman Behind the Camera, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022, no. 77.

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