[Workers of the world, unite!] / Rockwell Kent. – Historic Reproduction
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique engraving captures [Workers of the world, unite!] / Rockwell Kent. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Workers of the world, unite!] / Rockwell Kent.
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Rockwell Kent's wood engraving takes its title from the closing line of the *Communist Manifesto*, which Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published in 1848, and the slogan's blunt call to solidarity drives the image. Kent, a painter and illustrator best known for his northern landscapes, made many politically charged prints during the Depression, when he was an outspoken supporter of labor causes. This impression comes from an edition of 150 and is signed in pencil by the artist. Its record also lists a study drawing made in preparation for the print, which shows how carefully Kent planned his blocks.
| Created / published | [1937] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Wood engravings 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Burne Jones, no. 111. American College Society of Print Collectors. Study drawing for print: DRWG/US - Kent, no. 21 (A size). Edition of 150. Signed in pencil. Pennell Fund. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. |
| Subjects | Working class--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,142 × 1,446 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218761 |
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