Forging the Shaft
Object type: Painting
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: John Ferguson Weir
Artist bio: American, West Point, New York 1841–1926 Providence, Rhode Island
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1874–77
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 52 x 73 1/4 in. (132.1 x 186.1 cm)
Credit line: Purchase, Lyman G. Bloomingdale Gift, 1901
Accession year: 1901
Tags: Industry|Factories|Men|Working