At the Coal Breast, Coaldale, Pennsylvania

1950, printed 1984

George Harvan

Associated Names
George Harvan

Artist, American, 1921 - 2002

This is an image of a coal mine. The photograph shows an underground environment with rough, uneven surfaces made of dark coal and rock. The interior is dimly lit with limited light highlighting the shiny reflections on the coal surfaces, adding texture and depth. The space appears rugged, with scattered coal chunks and close, confined walls typical of a mining environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.1 × 34 cm (9 7/8 × 13 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.76

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George Harvan, Lansford, PA; Paine Webber & Co., New York, 19 May 1998; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink on applied label: George Harvan; lower right printed in black ink on applied label: At the Coal Breast / A miner and his buddy work the Mammoth / Vein on the sixth level of the No. 8 / Colliery, Coaldale, PA. / Negative made - 1950 Print - 1984 / George Harvan; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 044872 / PW 7204

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