Reproductions of American Art: Power House Mechanic, 1920 Lewis W. Hine, American (1874-1940) Digital Photographic Reproduction Full Size Reproduction: 13.75 x 9.8 inches This reproduction is a new, individually printed and proofed, giclee* process photographic reproduction. It is printed on Epson Ultra Premium Luster Finish Paper with archival pigment inks. This premium grade, heavyweight fine art paper has a rich luster surface finish and is engineered to render the highest color gamut available for vivid color reproduction and highly saturated prints. Created for collectors, it IS NOT A POSTER or mass produced print on low quality, inexpensive paper. Lewis W. Hine (1874 – 1940) was an American sociologist and photographer. Hine used his camera as a tool for social reform. His photographs were instrumental in changing the child labor laws in the United States. Power House Mechanic (working on steam pump), 1920, one of his "work portraits", shows a working class American in an industrial setting. The carefully posed subject, a young man with wrench in hand, is hunched over, surrounded by the machinery that defines his job. But while constrained by the machinery the man is straining against it—muscles taut, with a determined look—in an iconic representation of masculinity. Power House Mechanic reflects Hines's artistic shift, from a documentary style to what can be called “interpretive photography” whose purpose was raise the stature of industrial workers, who were increasingly diminished by the massive machinery they operated. American art encompasses the history of drawing, illustration, painting, photography and a wide range of visual art genres. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, artists primarily painted landscapes and portraits in a realistic style based mainly on Western painting and European arts. A parallel development taking shape in rural America was the American craft movement, which began as a reaction to the industrial revolution. After World War II, New York replaced Paris as the center of the art world. Since then many American movements have shaped Modern and Postmodern art. Art in the United States covers a huge range of styles and subjects. Original Medium: Gelatin Silver Print. Reproduction Medium: Digital Photograph on Fine Art Paper, Archival Pigment Inks Image Size: full size: 13.75 x 9.8 inches printed on larger 17 x 13 inch paper to allow ample borders for matting and framing NOTE: The Da Vinci Art Prints watermark on this image is for computer viewing only and of course NOT on the actual print. PayPal only please. Prints ship in a heavy protective cardboard tube. **the giclee process produces a high quality, fine art reproduction from a high-resolution digital file of an image. The file is then printed with a high-resolution photo generation printer on a fine art paper. Most artists and working photographers today use the giclee process to produce reproductions of their original artwork and photographs. As with any original art or fine art reproduction, it is recommended that prints are framed and displayed under glass to prevent color fade or shift over the years.