[The working day] / Hugo Gellert. – Vintage Wall Art
![[The working day] / Hugo Gellert. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5b/5baea8c4cf48-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: [The working day] / Hugo Gellert., preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[The working day] / Hugo Gellert.
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What sets this lithograph apart on the board is its focus on African American workers and miners, whose labor during the 1930s was often low-paid, dangerous, and poorly protected. Hugo Gellert, a Hungarian-born American artist, made the print around 1933, when he was producing politically engaged graphics for left-wing publications and the labor movement. The title, *The working day*, points to the long hours and the question of workers' rights that run through its subject headings. The print was later included in the 1991 exhibition *Life of the People*, which drew on the Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Collection of realist prints.
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph ; 38.6 x 33.5 cm. (image), 54.7 x 38.6 cm. (sheet) |
|---|---|
| Genre | 1991. Exhibited: "Life of the people: Realist prints and drawings from the Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Collection |
| Notes | [ca. 1933] |
| Subjects | African Americans--Employment--1930-1940. Laborers--1930-1940. Miners--1930-1940. Employee rights--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,826 × 4,716 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220144 |
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