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Blacksmith at work in his shop, San Augustine, Texas

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ArtistRussell Lee (American, 1903–1986)
TitleBlacksmith at work in his shop, San Augustine, Texas
DateApril 1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (16.9 × 24.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.7 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.1.41
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A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a light-skinned man from behind as he bends over his left leg with his legs apart. He strikes a glowing piece of metal with a hammer.

A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a light-skinned man from behind as he bends over his left leg with his legs apart. He strikes a glowing piece of metal with a hammer.

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"Blacksmith at work in his shop, San Augustine, Texas | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.1.41