With These Hands

Name: With These Hands
Author: C. M. Kornbluth

By C. M. Kornbluth

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A sculptor faces the obsolescence of his craft when a new stereopantograph process produces inexpensive, lifelike devotional and decorative images that patrons and institutions favor for cost and convenience. He seeks commissions from sympathetic clerics, confronts the technology in an S.P.G. salon, and finds steady patronage drying up; desperation leads him to consider retraining and operating industrial machines amid a city increasingly mechanized. The story examines the tension between artistic integrity and commercialization, and the human consequences of automation on creative labor.

About the Author

C. M. Kornbluth

C. M. Kornbluth was an influential American science fiction writer known for his sharp social commentary and imaginative storytelling. Active primarily in the mid-20th century, he contributed significantly to the genre with works that often explored themes of technology, society, and human nature. His notable stories include "The Marching Morons," which critiques consumerism and societal complacency, and "Crisis!" which delves into the complexities of human relationships in a futuristic setting. Kornbluth's writing is characterized by its wit and incisive observations, making him a key figure in the development of speculative fiction.