American Farm Hand
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Object Details
- Artist
- Sandor Klein, born New York City 1912
- Luce Center Label
- This sinewy farmhand with a direct gaze embodied the idea of "recovery" that dominated American life in the tough years of the Depression and the dust bowl. Sandor Klein painted this work at about the time the federal government established the Farm Security Administration, which provided jobs and housing for migrant farm workers and made health care available to their families. Practical relief efforts like the FSA went hand in hand with a nationwide push for paintings, songs, radio shows, and stage plays that would encourage Americans facing difficult times. Very quickly, however, recovery was moving closely with rearmament as Americans braced for another war, and this young man, though he rested easily in his chair, was ready to defend the heartland.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Ira Miller
- 1937
- Object number
- 1981.142
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil and casein on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 1/4 x 44 1/2 in. (89.5 x 113.0 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 35A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure group\male
- Landscape\farm
- Occupation\farm\farmer
- Object\weapon\gun
- Record ID
- saam_1981.142
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk745df3ba9-39ff-402b-bda3-72f05f478db9
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