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Joe Coal, (sculpture). Artist:  Bailey, James, sculptor. Title:  Joe Coal, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Miner's Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1990. Installed May 22, 1992. Dedicated July 4, 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: granite on concrete pad. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 72 x 22 x 19 in.; Base: approx. H. 55 in. D. 78 in. Inscription:  (On small tag, proper left side of the miner's hard hat:) JOE COAL (Inscribed:) JAMES BAILEY, 1990 (On plinth, counter clockwise from front:) OUT OF THE TUNNELS/WALKS A BLACKENED MAN/CLEAN WITH THE COURAGE/IT TOOK TO GO IN (copyright symbol and artist's monogram) JAMES BAILEY signed Description:  A coal miner wearing a hard hat with a light attached, a waist-length jacket, gloves with mid-forearm cuffs, loose fitting pants that are strapped tightly around the ankles, safety style boots with steel toes and flaps over the laces, and a belt with small pouches at the rear. He has a lunch box tucked under his proper left arm. He appears to be stepping forward with his proper right foot. He wears a belt with buckles at the front and small pouches at the rear. The sculpture is on an eight-sided base. A concrete pad extends 56 inches beyond the base and serves as a walkway around the memorial. A granite monolith with inscription is to the right of the sculpture and base. Subject:  Occupation -- Industry -- Mining Figure male -- Full length Dress -- Accessory -- Protective Gear Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Bradshaw Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by City of Bradshaw, Bradshaw, West Virginia 24817 Coadministered by Sandy River District Action Corporation, General Delivery, Paynesville, West Virginia 24873 Located Route 83 South, Bradshaw, West Virginia 24817 Remarks:  Inscription on granite monolith, to the proper right of the miner reads: SARDAC/SANDY RIVER DISTRICT ACTION/CORP. PLANNED AND CO-ORDINATED/THIS MEMORIAL TO HONOR ALL/COAL MINERS OF McDOWELL CO./WV. PAID FOR BY COAL MINERS,/THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, LOVE ONES, AND FUNDS RAISED BY SARDAC./ACTIVE MEMBERS RESPONSIBLE FOR/THIS MEMORIAL WERE/(List of fifteen names)/ERECTED MAY 8, 1992. The site for this memorial was donated by Georgia-Pacific Railroad. IAS files contain a related article from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Bluefield, WV), Aug. 9, 1992. The statue includes the names of more than 400 McDowell County coal miners and was funded by the community. The project was coordinated by the Sandy River District Action Corp (SARDAC). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992. Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Bluefield, WV), Aug. 9, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS WV000083   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WV000083 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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