The Man Trip, Lansford, Pennsylvania

1952, printed 1984

George Harvan

Associated Names
George Harvan

Artist, American, 1921 - 2002

This is a photograph of a group of mining carts in an underground tunnel. The image shows several wooden carts on rail tracks within a dark, rocky tunnel. The carts are loaded with workers wearing helmets equipped with lamps. The workers' lamps are illuminated, creating a row of small lights in the dark environment. The tunnel's rock ceiling is rough and uneven, with a single light bulb hanging from it. A pile of tools or wooden stakes lies on the ground beside the tracks. The scene suggests a mining operation, with a gritty industrial atmosphere in an earth-toned environment.
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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: 25.2 × 35.2 cm (9 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.4 × 38.7 cm (11 9/16 × 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.77

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 of mat, signed by artist, lower center in black ink on applied label: George Harvan; by artist, lower right in graphite: #47 In the Man Trip / Lansford Colliery / No. 6 Mine 1952 / LUH 90-1006; lower center printed in black ink on applied label: The Man Trip / Miners leave their work place at the / No. 6 Colliery, Lansford, PA in mine / cars constructed to carry men. / Negative made - 1952 Print - 1984 / George Harvan; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 7205

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