Portrait of Reinhart Geiger, locomotive engineer, Gerrit Beneker, 1930

Portrait of reinhart geiger, locomotive engineer, standing, facing left; dressed in cap, blue coat, and gloves; holding oil can; locomotive in background; train tracks in lower right. Gilded frame with label: "reinhart geiger / locomotive engineer / employed 1897-1940". Artist gerrit a. Beneker (1882-1934) was an american painter and illustrator, particularly known for his paintings of american industry in the 1920s. Otto haas commissioned beneker to paint a series of pictures showing bridesburg employees. Object Type: painting. Date: 1930. Collection: Science History Institute. Portrait of Reinhart Geiger, locomotive engineer, by Gerrit A. Beneker dl full size