Max Kalish (1891 – 1945)
Barge Toiler
12 x 8”x 4 inches
Patinated plaster
Signed and monogramed

Max Kalish
Living and working in New York City in 1932, he was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1933. He later became a member of the National Sculpture Society. At the outset of World War II, Kalish was commissioned by the Museum of American History to sculpt forty-eight bronze figures — one-third-life-size — of those involved in the war effort, including President Roosevelt, his cabinet and other important people.
Most of the original plasters for Kalish’s labor sculptures were destroyed in a fire. The artist’s son, James, told us that a few survived. He wrote: “Your Kalish statue is lovely. I do particularly like the “depression” style pieces.”

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