Description
Rothstein’s composition portrays a young boy collecting a pile of wood, either at work or at home. Until the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, such exploitative practices were common. Even afterward, children may have done menial labor in order to support their families.
Accession Number
126888
Medium
Color etching and aquatint, with burnishing, inked à la poupée, on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 15 × 12.5 cm (5 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet: 17.8 × 14.8 cm (7 1/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Credit Line
The Art Institute of Chicago, Works Progress Administration Allocation
