Trash Collectors

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Trash Collectors

Edgar Chahine

Date
1900
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

In the faint light of early morning, workers collect garbage to haul away. Edgar Chahine’s murky image presents these laborers as they may have been perceived by much of the general public, faceless and barely seen. France, Europe

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