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Pipe Welder

Dmitri Baltermants

Artwork Details

Pipe Welder
circa 1939-1990, printed 2003
Dmitri Baltermants
gelatin silver print on paper
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
2016/2.429

Description

Subject Matter:

In this photograph, a man in worker’s attire, complete with a fur-lined hat and goggles, sits in the round opening of a large pipe and appears to weld something to its rim. The pitch-black oval of the pipe opening frames the main figure. A factory tower looms out-of-focus in the background.

Physical Description:

A photograph of a man sitting at the opening of a large pipe. He welds along the pipe's rim.

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