Miners in a Lift Study for the Land Grant Frescoes
Item
Title
Miners in a Lift Study for the Land Grant Frescoes
Creator
Henry Varnum Poor
American, 1887-1970
American, 1887-1970
Date
1947-48
Materials
Oil on Masonite
Measurements
58 x 40 inches
Description
Invited to participate in the 1948 exhibition at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, titled Painting in the United States, Poor submitted this oil study for the large section on the east wall representing mining and metallurgy. The tilted cross of beams looming behind the ascending miners clearly relates to their hazardous occupation. "In the cage of miners," Poor wrote in one of his proposals for this series, "without indulging in drama, I want to suggest the sort of crucifixion which all mining work is, regardless of modern aids and safety devices."
Source
Courtesy of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum, The Pennsylvania State University
Identifier
EMS169
Rights
This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted.