This is the day to think about the long bloody struggle that American workers have gone through to gain some measure of rights. All the way back to 1884 when the Federation of Organized Trades & Labor Unions in Chicago fought for an eight-hour work day. Leaders faced arrest and several were put to death. Of course conflicts still exist today as workers face trans-national corporations and the competition of a globalized work force.
I’ve been painting a series of portraits I call ‘Rust-Belt Workers’. Here is ‘TLG’ framed in recycled wood flooring from Buffalo ReUse.
If any one has a family member or friend with a great face – the hard-won face of a worker, please let me know. I am looking for more people to photograph and then paint for this series.
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