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Girl Welder at Work
Image Not Available for Girl Welder at Work

Girl Welder at Work

Artist (Canadian, 1889 - 1971)
Date1943
Place of ManufactureNorth America
Mediumoil
DimensionsOverall (support; framed: 83.0 x 75.0 cm): 76.7 x 69 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineHarold & Vera Mortimer-Lamb Purchase Fund
Object number1993.050.001
DescriptionPainting depicts a young woman welding during World War Two.

The artist's composition and selective palette enjoin the viewer in the welder's concentration on her work.

This and a few other paintings by Uhthoff are amongst the only serious, professional work done by artists in the capital city during the War Years.
Colour: blue; orange
Status
Not on view