ilwu Collection Joseph Grosso

Untitled #3 [Forklift Operator]

Another common longshore job, that of the forklift operator. Fortunately this worker is portrayed backing up, so we get a chance to look at his face. Note his white cap, a clue that the scene is from the west coast docks, where white caps were commonly worn.

Unsigned oil painting by James Grosso, circa 1955.

See this image in the Art from the Waterfront exhibit