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Toiling Miners

1939

Nicholas Bervinchak

Associated Names

Nicholas Bervinchak

Artist, American, 1903 - 1978

This is a drawing of an industrial scene involving miners. The detailed line work depicts a structure built of wooden beams and metal scaffolding, suggesting some kind of mining or industrial site. Two figures, dressed in work attire, are in motion, holding equipment. The surrounding area is filled with intricate details of construction, including rail tracks that cross the lower part of the drawing.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 20 × 16.2 cm (7 7/8 × 6 3/8 in.)
sheet: 24.7 × 19.9 cm (9 3/4 × 7 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.878

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: N. Bervinchak; lower right in graphite: N. Bervinchak; lower center margin in graphite: Toiling Miners

Wikidata ID

Q76454696

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