The Tyresmith
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Description
Subject Matter:
Forges, smiths and other images of workmen shaping metal at a furnace was a recurring theme of Whistler's. This image depicts a wheelwright's shop in Chelsea.
"The Tyresmith" was published in "The Whirlwind" in the issue of November 15, 1890.
Physical Description:
A group of men are shown in an interior with beams under the eaves. To the right are two men working on a circular frame; at the left are a youth and a child standing to the left of a doorway which, at the center, receeds back through space to figures in the distance, including a woman to the left of the far portal. At the left, hanging on the wall are a number of horseshoes.
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