Rubén Rivera Aponte
Puerto Rican, 1931 - 2015Workers, 1951
Not on view
Linocut on paper
Dimensions10 1/16 × 13 15/16 in. (25.6 × 35.4 cm)
Image: 8 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (22.2 × 26.4 cm)
Gift of Mr. Jack B. Pierson in memory of Mr. Robert Martin Purcell, 1979.127
The subject of work is today and has been throughout history a common theme. Unlike other artists who seek to depict the indigenous environment and customs of a specific place, Aponte presents us with an image of a nonspecific time or place. The men are workers, but they are not posed for propagandist purposes or for encouragement of national pride, but rather are representations of a theme explored throughout time.
