Construction (The Riveter)
- Medium
- Etching and aquatint
- Dimensions
- 10 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (25.72 x 25.72 cm) (image, circular) 12 1/8 x 11 1/8 in. (30.8 x 28.26 cm) (sheet, irregular)
- Genre
Tags
United States
About
Social realist artist Harry Sternberg presents an iconic image of the heroic worker in this unusual depiction of an anonymous riveter working high above the streets of Manhattan. Sternberg casts the man as a hero of the working class, emblematic of the economic and industrial power of the United States.