Joe Hill

Media - 1995.50.8 - SAAM-1995.50.8_2 - 138137
Copied Carlos A. Cortéz, Joe Hill, 1979, linocut on paper, image: 30 x 20 1⁄8 in. (76.1 x 51.1 cm) sheet: 35 x 23 1⁄4 in. (88.9 x 59 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, 1995.50.8, © 2020, Dora Katsikakis

Artwork Details

Title
Joe Hill
Artist
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 30 x 20 1⁄8 in. (76.1 x 51.1 cm) sheet: 35 x 23 1⁄4 in. (88.9 x 59 cm)
Markings
lower left printed: CAC 79 upper left to upper right printed: JOE HILL upper left printed: Gavle, Sverige/7 OKTOBER 1879/SALT LAKE CITY. U/19 NOVEMBER 1915/UNION... upper right printed: MURDERED BY THE/JUDICIARY IN/COLLUSION/WITH THE MINE/OWNERS WHO WISHED/TO... lower right printed: IF WE WORKERS TAKE A NOTION/WE CAN STOP ALL SPEEDING TRAINS/EVERY SHIP UPON... lower right printed: SORJ E J, ORGANISERA
Copyright
© 2020, Dora Katsikakis
Credit Line
Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto
Mediums Description
linocut on paper
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure
  • Occupation — writer
  • State of being — death — murder
  • History — United States — labor history
  • Allegory — civic — rebellion
  • Portrait male — Hill, Joe
  • Object — written matter — poster
Object Number
1995.50.8
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1995.50.8