Asbestos Suit Such As is Worn for Hot Work. Baytown, Texas

Edwin Rosskam (1903-1985)

Date

1944, printed 1982
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Contributors

Printed by William Joseph Carner
Dimensions

Image: 9 15/16 x 11 1/4 in.
Sheet: 11 x 13 7/8 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
u.r. in graphite: SONJ 2146
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Texas Monthly, Inc., printed from a negative in the Standard Oil of New Jersey Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Accession Number

P1984.37.111
Copyright

© Standard Oil Company

Work

September 10, 2011–February 19, 2012

This intimate survey exhibition, drawn from the Museum’s extensive collection, showcases photographers’ acknowledgment of work in many forms, their recognition of how people are often defined by their jobs, and their documentation of labor’s troubles and successes.

Location: Off view

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