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The Farmer Wanted a Boy, 1942
| Content Provider | Art Institute of Chicago |
|---|---|
| Artist | Robert Gwathmey |
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Temporal Coverage | 1942 |
| Description | Known for depicting the plight of impoverished southern African Americans with dignity and sensitivity, Robert Gwathmey concentrated on destitute rural whites in The Farmer Wanted a Boy. World War II has taken the young men away, leaving the elderly, women, and children to fend for themselves. Yet the central focus on the infant and the title of the work suggests an optimistic meaning despite the grimness of the scene. The baby can be seen as a beacon of hope amidst the surrounding turmoil and depair; he is the only one in the composition not weighed down, literally and figuratively, by the overwhelming burden of poverty. [A work made of oil on canvas.] |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | The `description` field in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Generic License (CC-By) and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu. All other data in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) 1.0 designation and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu. |
| Use Rights URL | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| Subject Keyword | Oil Paint (paint) Painting Modernism Canvas Modern And Contemporary Art Artworks Arts of the Americas |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Painting |
| Object Type | Painting |
