Charlotte Rothstein (American, born Poland, 1912)
published by the Works Progress Administration
A Heavy Cross
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Charlotte Rothstein (American, born Poland, 1912)
published by the Works Progress Administration1941
A Heavy Cross
Charlotte Rothstein (American, born Poland, 1912) published by the Works Progress Administration →etchingaquatint
Date
1941
Medium
Color etching and aquatint, with burnishing, inked à la poupée, on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 15 × 12.5 cm (5 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet: 17.8 × 14.8 cm (7 1/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Art Institute of Chicago, Works Progress Administration Allocation
Rothstein’s composition portrays a young boy collecting a pile of wood, either at work or at home. Until the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, such exploitative practices were common. Even afterward, children may have done menial labor in order to support their families.
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