Poverty

The main figure in this print is a man standing in contraposto pose in a generic outdoor setting. His right hand rests on his hip, a guitar is slung across his back, and a piece of cloth is tied around his head. His gaze meets that of the audience. He stands in the center of the composition. To his left is a seated woman with a naked baby in her lap; a sack lays on the ground next to her bare feet. Behind her, a standing boy leans his head backwards in order to drink from the upturned jug he holds. He is shown in profile. All of the depicted people wear simple, loose-fitting and slightly worn-looking costumes. Three-quarters of the background space is comprised of a cloudy sky; a rocky terrain is suggested in the midddle background.<br />
The print is signed in the plate, lower right corner, "éd. Manet."
Édouard Manet
Les Gitanos
etching and softground on beige laid paper
19 5/8 in x 16 in (49.85 cm x 40.64 cm);19 5/8 in x 16 in (49.85 cm x 40.64 cm);11 1/4 in x 8 1/8 in (28.58 cm x 20.64 cm)
Gift of Ruth W. and Clarence J. Boldt, Jr.
Shack belonging to a group of ragpickers.
Eugène Atget
Ragpickers' Hut
gold-toned gelatin silver print on paper
10 in x 13 in (25.4 cm x 33.02 cm)
Museum Purchase
An organ grinder and a young girl perform on a Paris street.
Eugène Atget
Street Musicians
gold-toned gelatin silver print on paper
10 in x 13 in (25.4 cm x 33.02 cm)
Museum Purchase
Alphonse Legros
Death of a Vagabond
etching on paper
21 5/8 in. x 15 3/16 in. ( 54.9 cm x 38.6 cm )
Museum Purchase
Baldwin Lee
Untitled, Columbia, SC
gelatin silver print on paper
15 7/8 in x 20 1/16 in (40.32 cm x 50.96 cm)
Museum Purchase
This photograph shows a young boy in overalls and standing before a wooden house missing his right arm.
Lewis W. Hine
Luther - 16 yrs. old. Right arm was cut off by a running saw in a box factory. Now attending school.
gelatin silver print on paper
6 3/4 in x 4 3/4 in (17.1 cm x 12.1 cm);19 5/16 in x 14 5/16 in (49.05 cm x 36.35 cm);6 15/16 in x 4 15/16 in (17.6 cm x 12.5 cm)
Museum Purchase
The single figure of a beggar dominates the composition.  Dressed in rags and leaning on a staff, the figure faces the viewer and is shown walking with only slight indication of setting, principally the man's shadows.<br />Two punctures approximately 4cm apart at the upper center. Paper size: h 21 2/5cm x w 15 1/10cm. Plate size: lh 13 7/10cm &amp; rh 13 2/5cm x tw 8 3/5cm &amp; bw 8 7/10cm.
Jacques Callot
Fat Man with Eyes Closed, from "Beggar Series" or "Les Gueux"
etching on laid paper
11 in. x 8 3/4 in. ( 27.94 cm x 22.23 cm )
Gift of Ruth W. and Clarence J. Boldt, Jr.
Two punctures approximately 4cm apart in the upper center. Paper size: lh 21 9/10 &amp; rh 21 4/5cm x tw 15 1/10cm &amp; bw 14 4/5cm. Plate size: lh 13 4/5cm &amp; rh 13 7/10cm x tw 8 4/5cm &amp; bw 8 7/10cm.
Jacques Callot
Woman (sideview), from "Beggar Series" or "Les Gueux"
etching on beige laid paper
11 in. x 8 3/4 in. ( 27.94 cm x 22.23 cm )
Gift of Ruth W. and Clarence J. Boldt, Jr.
This photograph depicts a view of a man accepting a coin from a passerby on a city sidewalk. 
Garry Winogrand
New York City
gelatin silver print on paper
9 1/16 in x 13 7/16 in (23.02 cm x 34.13 cm)
Gift of Stanley T. Lesser, A.B. 1951, J.D. 1953
An old woman in a white cap sits in a cluttered interior. Positioned just inside the doorway, the woman is surrounded by piles of cloth with domestic objects on shelves and walls that gleam in the darkness.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
La Vieille aux Loques (One of the "Twelve Etchings from Nature," or the "French Set")
etching, printed in black ink on on laid paper
8 7/16 in. x 6 1/8 in. ( 21.5 cm x 15.5 cm )
Museum Purchase
Baldwin Lee
Untitled, Vicksburg, MS
gelatin silver print on paper
15 7/8 in x 20 1/16 in (40.32 cm x 50.96 cm)
Museum Purchase
Photograph of the conjoined facades of a barber shop and a laundry, named the "Star Pressing Club."
Walker Evans
Star Pressing Club, Vicksburg, Mississippi
gelatin silver print on paper
8 in x 10 in (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm);14 3/8 in x 19 3/8 in (36.51 cm x 49.21 cm);7 5/8 in x 9 1/2 in (19.4 cm x 24.1 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Lunn, Jr., in Honor of the Centennial of The Michigan Daily

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99 Collection Object Sources

Peasant Girls (1940.274)
New York City (1981/2.65.6)
The Shepherdess (1955/1.106)
New York (1990/2.54)
Charlestown, SC (1992/1.139)
Starvation (1943.131)
Sweatshop (1935.25)
Les Gitanos (2008/2.403)
Ragpickers' Hut (1974/1.118)
Street Musicians (1974/1.120)
Marching Women (1948/1.72)
Mine Strike (1935.23)
Le Repas Frugal (1949/1.177)
Refugees (1950/1.153)
Exodus (1950/2.8)
Mine Accident (1943.114)
Untitled (1990/2.61)
The Steerage (1995/2.23)
Unemployed (1948/1.73)
The Crawlers (1972/2.383)
A Seated Beggar (2009/1.531)
The Mendicant (1955/1.107)
Hunger (1957/1.105)
River Junkmen (1972/2.36)
Untitled (2009/1.510)
Peasant Woman (1979/2.135)
Peasant (1949/1.126)

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