Located at 555 Seventh Avenue in New York’s Fashion District, The Garment Worker by Judith Weller is a life-sized bronze statue depicting a Jewish immigrant working at a sewing machine. The figure wears a yarmulke, an intentional detail symbolizing Jewish identity and tradition. Weller modeled the statue after her father, who worked as a machine operator in New York’s garment industry. Created in 1984, the permanent sculpture honors the Jewish clothing workers who were the backbone of New York’s garment industry in the early 20th century.
