The Stoker
The Stoker
Artist
Irwin Hoffman
(1901 - 1989)
Date1935
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 13 13/16 × 10 13/16 in. (35.1 × 27.5 cm)
Framed: 16 1/8 in. × 13 in. × 1 1/8 in.
Framed: 16 1/8 in. × 13 in. × 1 1/8 in.
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2012.201
Signedl.r., in plate: Irwin D. Hoffman 1935
l.r., in margin, in pencil: Irwin D. Hoffman Imp.
Accession number
2012.201
On View
Not on viewLabel TextIrwin Hoffman's two brothers were mining engineers, so he had first-hand experience of the tough working conditions and specific equipment associated with mining labor. Although this man takes a break from his work to face the viewer, his workplace is revealed in the equipment surrounding his head, his smudged face and clothing, and the working men just visible in the background.
