Boy With Right Arm Off / Lewis Hine

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Accession Number: 1971/2.143
Title: Boy With Right Arm Off
Artist: Lewis Hine
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1874-1940
Medium and Support: gelatin silver print on paper
Object Creation Date: 1874-1940
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Inscription: On verso, u.c.: 167 On verso, inscribed, c.: Luther--16 yrs. old. Right arm was cut off by a [reneering?] saw in a box factory. Now attending school. On verso, inscribed, l.c.: The childrenmaimed in factories in past years are among those unfit for the draft today. On verso, inscribed vertically, l.: Nat. Child Labor On verso, stamped, c.l.: National Child Labor Committee 105 E. 22nd St. N.Y.City Inscribed, l.c.: Please return to The National Child Labor Com. 105 E. 22nd St. N.Y.C.
Dimensions: 17.1 cm x 12.1 cm (6 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Keywords: doors; hats; standing
Secondary Keywords: amputation; architecture; clothing; figures; modern and contemporary art; objects; people and occupations; porches
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 947 x 1445
File Size: 190 KB
Record: 1971/2.143
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1971-sl-2.143/1971_2.143.jpg

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Full citation: "Boy With Right Arm Off; Lewis Hine." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1971-sl-2.143/1971_2.143.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 02, 2024.