Anthracite Coal Mine Near Pottsville, Pennsylvania

1938

Jack Delano

Associated Names
Jack Delano

Artist, American, 1914 - 1997

The image shows a group of men standing in a tunnel or mine shaft. The upper half of their bodies is visible, with several standing in the foreground and others in the background. The men are wearing headlamps on their helmets, illuminating their soot-covered faces. Some of the men have short-cropped hair visible beneath their helmets. They are dressed in rugged, dust-stained work clothes suitable for mining, such as overalls and jackets. One man in the front holds a mining drill, while another holds a tin canister. A metal structure is visible in the background, indicating a mining operation setting, with dark and industrial surroundings.
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On View

West Building Main Floor, Gallery M78


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.3 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.53


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 29 September 1997; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center right in graphite perpendicular: W.P.A. Federal Arts Project / In an anthracite coal mine / near Pottsville, Pa / 1938 / Jack Delano; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: PF19334; bottom right: PW7197


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