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The Zinc Miner, (sculpture). Artist:  Boone, Jervis Carey, sculptor. Title:  The Zinc Miner, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 7, 1972. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: white pine; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  Jervis Carey Boone signed Description:  A miner stands with a sledgehammer and drill bit in his upraised proper right hand and a lunch bucket in his proper left hand. He has a moustache and wears a brimmed hard hat with a light on it. He also wears a checked flannel shirt, undershirt, wide belt, and boots. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Industry -- Mining Dress -- Accessory -- Protective Gear Object -- Tool -- Hammer Object -- Other -- Container Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Franklin Mineral Museum, Evans Street, P. O. Box 54, Franklin, New Jersey 07416 Remarks:  The sculpture is one of two placed at the Museum with the same title (see IAS NJ000312), and was originally sited outdoors on a different base. The sculpture was dedicated on May 7, 1972, during the seasonal opening of the museum. The original base had a plaque on front that read: THE ZINC MINER/DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY/OF THE MEN WHO WORKED/IN THE WORLD FAMOUS/FRANKLIN AND STERLING MINES/MAY 7, 1972. IAS files contain an article from The New Jersey Herald, May 14, 1972; and brochure from the museum entitled "The Original Franklin Mineral Museum and Mine Replica." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. The New Jersey Herald, May 14, 1972. 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 NJ000311   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000311 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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