Stevedore

Mahonri Mackintosh Young

1904, cast by 1914 · Bronze · Modern and Contemporary Art

Stevedore was inspired by Young’s admiration for the drawings and paintings of French artist Jean-François Millet and Belgian sculptor Constantin Meunier, whose depictions of laborers he saw while a student in Paris. In this statuette, the stooped posture of the coal carrier vividly conveys the weight of the load he is bearing on his back and shoulders. For Young, the laborer not only offered the opportunity to depict the human body in motion, but also to extol heroic individuals who perform hard menial work with dignity.

Artist

Mahonri Mackintosh Young

Date

1904, cast by 1914

Medium

Bronze

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1914