Portrait of a Miner

1938

Philip Evergood

Associated Names
Philip Evergood

Artist, American, 1901 - 1973

The image depicts a side profile view of a miner from the shoulders up. The person is slightly turned, looking to the side. Facial features, such as a strong jawline and visible creases, are detailed. The miner wears a miner's cap with a lamp attached, concealing much of his hair. He wears a jacket with a collar and buttons, holds a cigarette in his left hand, and rests a mining tool, likely a pick, on his shoulder with his right hand. The background features sketchy lines and shading suggesting a mining environment, with a faint depiction of another figure in the background extending an arm with a tool or equipment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.6 x 16.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 40.2 x 29 cm (15 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.102

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lippard 1966, no. 157

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hom Gallery, Washington, D.C.); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October 29, 1971; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Lippard, Lucy R. The Graphic Work of Philip Evergood: Selected Drawings and Complete Prints. New York, 1966: 157.

Inscriptions

lower left center in graphite: Portrait of a Miner; lower right center in graphite: Philip Evergood; lower right in plate: Philip Evergood

Wikidata ID

Q76355238

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