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"Industry and Agriculture", Unique Pair of Bronzes Celebrating American Workers

$8,500per set

£6,348.17per set

€7,366.10per set

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About the Item

In some ways a classic example of WPA-era sculpture celebrating the American worker, this pair is also different than other pieces with the same theme in the 1930s. These men are broad-shouldered, heavily-muscled and a bit worn from the demands of life. There is a tilt to their heads and compactness to their bodies that suggest they are not being mythologized, idealized or smoothed out by a sculptor coming from the academy. They are working men, one pouring molten iron into a mold, the other carrying a scythe and sheaf of wheat, and both are sculpted by Rosario Fiore, who probably knew working men like these. Moreover, the bronzes were cast by Harry Lane, and they have a roughness to them that is different from the smooth pieces cast by the Roman Bronze Works in New York. Each is set on a slab of American walnut.

Dimensions:

Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Style:

Art Deco (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Bronze,Cast

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

1930-1939

Date of Manufacture:

Circa 1930s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Philadelphia, PA

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU865140293782

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