Builders

Harry Sternberg|WPA

1935 · Lithograph · Drawings and Prints

Wage workers were commonly depicted by politically inclined artists who sought to express solidarity with their struggle, but over time, interest in the subject spread to artists who did not possess strong political ties. Labor scenes became ubiquitous in prints of the thirties, especially among those working at Federal Art Project printshops. Using new, experimental techniques for color lithography and screenprinting, printmakers created images of workers wielding drills, torches, and other tools central to urban construction and repair.

Artist

Harry Sternberg|WPA

Date

1935

Medium

Lithograph

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940