Hard at Work

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Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Hard at Work
Date: 1994
Creator: Leon Renfro See all items with this value
Description: Renfro’s painting displays an image of a working man dressed in overalls from behind. The man is wheeling bricks towards a construction site. His bones and muscles are made visible in the composition, perhaps to highlight the physical demands of his labor. Dr. Biggers taught his students to portray the human form with care and detail, particularly oft-neglected features like hands and feet.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Labor See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Economic conditions; Educators; Faculty; Fashion
Type: Painting
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Measurements: 48 in x 36 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: pc241
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0149
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Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value

Item sets: Art; Texas Southern University Collections; University Museum at Texas Southern Permanent Collection