page_title: Gerrit Beneker
hierarchical_section_title: Gerrit Beneker
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Reinhart Geiger, locomotive engineer, standing, facing left; dressed in cap, blue coat, and gloves; holding oil can; locomotive in background; train tracks in lower right. Gilded frame with label: "REINHART GEIGER / LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER / EMPLOYED 1897-1940". Artist Gerrit A. Beneker (1882-1934) was an American painter and illustrator, particularly known for his paintings of American industry in the 1920s. Otto Haas commissioned Beneker to paint a series of pictures showing Bridesburg employees.
context_page_description: Gerrit Albertus Beneker was an American painter and illustrator best known for his paintings of industrial scenes and for his poster work in World War I.
context_section_description: Gerrit Albertus Beneker (January 26, 1882 – October 23, 1934) was an American painter and illustrator best known for his paintings of industrial scenes and for his poster work in World War I.
caption: Portrait of Reinhart Geiger, locomotive engineer
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