tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451587500257595163.post3240919941219547985..comments2024-03-28T17:50:43.604-07:00Comments on A Picture Each Day: "The Garment Worker"Ken Spencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14968646929859916724noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451587500257595163.post-29737113224234911472019-01-25T17:12:01.190-08:002019-01-25T17:12:01.190-08:00The sculpture makes me think of workers who were u...The sculpture makes me think of workers who were underpaid and worked extremely long hours to try to make a living for their families. What a tribute to her father. Glad you photographed this. It captures the beginnings of the garment trade in NYC. betseyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451587500257595163.post-53909447200968000692019-01-23T20:39:26.106-08:002019-01-23T20:39:26.106-08:00Anonymous: Thank you for your thoughtful comments...Anonymous: Thank you for your thoughtful comments. So beautifully stated. Thank you.Ken Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968646929859916724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451587500257595163.post-20771773436195859252019-01-23T19:40:44.732-08:002019-01-23T19:40:44.732-08:00the lighting is very interesting agree with joan. ...the lighting is very interesting agree with joan. it reminds me of my childhood sewing on various singer machines over the decades and remember my mother's and grandmother's machines. as a hand spinner and weaver in years past, this sculpture is a great reminder to everyone who loves beautiful clothes. most of society has forgotten where the threads and yarn come from, not to mention how they go together to make cloth and then are cut and structured into garments and things useful to all. very nice to see this is on the streets of new york. mazel tov ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451587500257595163.post-3378145469621524462019-01-23T17:59:14.049-08:002019-01-23T17:59:14.049-08:00What a beautiful sculpture and way to remember and...What a beautiful sculpture and way to remember and honor her father's and others' life work. TraceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451587500257595163.post-14747853741038278462019-01-23T07:43:38.967-08:002019-01-23T07:43:38.967-08:00Thanks, Joan. It is a beautiful sculpture, but re...Thanks, Joan. It is a beautiful sculpture, but really difficult to think about the man's working conditions.Ken Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968646929859916724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451587500257595163.post-23694332365983180412019-01-23T06:24:57.904-08:002019-01-23T06:24:57.904-08:00I love this. It is so detailed and beautiful. Lo...I love this. It is so detailed and beautiful. Love the lighting. Think of Mom's old Singer Sewing Machine and to think they spent the entire day working hunched over the machine sewing to perfection.<br />JoanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com