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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon  EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2011.
Pneumatic Drill Operator, Manhattan
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon  EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2011.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2011.

Pneumatic Drill Operator, Manhattan

Artist Louis Stettner (American, b. 1922)
CultureAmerican
Date1974
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 12 7/8 × 8 5/8 in. (32.7 × 21.9 cm)
Overall, Paper: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 1/2 × 19 1/4 in. (62.2 × 48.9 cm)
SignedBlind stamp on recto, signed, titled, annotated in French and dated in graphite on verso
Portfolio#24 in the Worker Series
Credit LineGift of George Stephanopoulos
Object number2010.10.34
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a black and white portrait of a man, a pneumatic drill operator. He is wearing gloves, a jacket, and a striped cap and is gazing upwards.
Published References_Workers_, portfolio of 24 photographs, (New York: Stettner Studio 1974), #24.