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Mack,
Lahey Studios,
Occupation -- Industry
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Beckley
Sculpture
Miner Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mack, sculptor.
Lahey Studios, fabricator.
Title:
Miner Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1975.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: painted fiberglass (?); Base: plastic over a plywood armature.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 8 ft. x 26 in. x 22 in.; Base: approx. 30 x 36 x 36 in.
Inscription:
MACK '75 LAHEY STUDIOS - RIDGEFIELD CONN. signed
Description:
A standing figure of a coal miner dressed in work uniform. His left arm grasps his belt at his waist; his proper right hand holds a lidded bucket by his side. He wears a miner's hard hat with a light attached to the front; coveralls which are open at the neck, sleeves rolled up, and pants legs tucked into lace-up boots. His belt includes a buckle and various pouches, a battery pack, and a tool kit with pliers. The figure is painted a bronze color. The tapered base is made to resemble concrete.
Subject:
Occupation -- Industry -- Mining
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Accessory -- Protective Gear
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Beckley
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Blueridge Memorial Gardens, P. O. Box 250, Prosperity, West Virginia 25909
Located Blueridge Memorial Gardens, Route 19, North of Beckley, Beckley, West Virginia
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Beckley Register/Herald (Beckley, WV), July 22, 1986.
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 WV000082
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