[Man Gripping Sledgehammer, Wearing Leather Half Apron and Cap]
Unknown
1850s–60s
![[Man Gripping Sledgehammer, Wearing Leather Half Apron and Cap] by Unknown](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/man-gripping-sledgehammer-wearing-leather-half-822255.webp)
Medium
Ambrotype with applied color
Dimensions
ca. 5.5 x 4.5 in.
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Judy Lauder Fund Gift, 2019
Accession Number
2019.191
Tags
MenPortraitsTools
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...