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Man with a Pick

1915, cast 1918
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
Young, a grandson of the Mormon leader Brigham Young, is recognized for his realistic statuettes of manual laborers under physical strain. In Man with a Pick, he heightened the impact of the muscled worker’s exertions by suspending the heavy tool he is wielding over his bowed head. In Young’s self-described "tribute to honest toil," he reflected in his sculpture not only an interest in the male body and masculinity, but also his advocacy of the work ethic, a central Mormon tenet.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Man with a Pick
  • Artist: Mahonri Mackintosh Young (American, Salt Lake City, Utah 1877–1957 Norwalk, Connecticut)
  • Date: 1915, cast 1918
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 28 1/4 × 9 × 9 1/4 in. (71.8 × 22.9 × 23.5 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. E. H. Harriman, 1918
  • Object Number: 18.107
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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