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Maurice Kish (American, born Russia, 1898–1987). Job Hunters, 1932–1933. Oil on canvas, frame: 41 x 35 x 2 in. (104.1 x 88.9 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Levy, 67.181. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.181_PS20.jpg)
Maurice Kish (American, born Russia, 1898–1987). Job Hunters, 1932–1933. Oil on canvas, frame: 41 x 35 x 2 in. (104.1 x 88.9 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Levy, 67.181. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.181_framed_PS20.jpg)
Job Hunters
Maurice Kish
American Art
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, From Colonies to States, 1660–1830
Like many artists at work in the 1930s, Maurice Kish was a labor activist whose subject matter revealed his sympathy for industrial workers. At the time he painted this canvas, Kish was a resident of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He often focused his attention on the massive and filthy coal plants and factories that lined the nearby East River. Here, industrial sites tower over faceless laborers, and all is described in the dull, dark tones indicative of the harsh monotony of their lives.
MEDIUM
Oil on canvas
DATES
1932–1933
DIMENSIONS
frame: 41 x 35 x 2 in. (104.1 x 88.9 x 5.1 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed lower left: "Maurice Kish"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
67.181
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Levy
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, From Colonies to States, 1660–1830
CAPTION
Maurice Kish (American, born Russia, 1898–1987). Job Hunters, 1932–1933. Oil on canvas, frame: 41 x 35 x 2 in. (104.1 x 88.9 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Levy, 67.181. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.181_PS20.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 67.181_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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