Coal Miners

1975–1976

Bill Burke

Associated Names
Bill Burke

Artist, American, born 1943

The image depicts three men standing side by side. The man on the left wears glasses and a miner's helmet with a headlamp, with dark, short hair visible underneath. His face is smudged with dirt and he wears a dark coverall with pens in the chest pocket. The man in the center looks at the camera with a neutral expression, also wearing a miner's helmet with a headlamp, covering most of his hair. He wears a jumpsuit with a white undershirt and a leather belt. The man on the right has facial hair, wears a miner's helmet, and his face is smudged. He wears denim overalls over a shirt and carries a cable on his shoulder. In the background, there are headlamps and battery packs on a rack, suggesting an industrial setting, possibly related to mining.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.05 × 25.56 cm (7 1/2 × 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.93.11


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bill Burke; Mary and Dan Solomon, Dana Point, CA; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names


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