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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Donatelli, Barbara L.,     Quinet Monument Company,     Portrait male -- Lewis, John L.     Occupation -- Industry     Occupation -- Other     Disaster -- Accident     Figure group -- Male     Architecture -- Industry     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Kirby     Relief     Sculpture

Miners' Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Donatelli, Barbara L., designer. Quinet Monument Company, fabricator. Title:  Miners' Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 26, 1995. Medium:  Sculpture: stone; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 15 x 8 x 2 ft. Inscription:  (Front of sculpture, below relief:) JOHN L. LEWIS, PRESIDENT/UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA/1920 TO 1960/GREENE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA/PROUDLY DEDICATES THIS MONUMENT/TO ALL COAL MINERS/ON DECEMBER 6, 1962, 400 FEET DIRECTLY BENEATH THIS SITE,/37 MINERS LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE U. S. STEEL/ROBENA MINE'S FROSTY RUN EXPLOSION-/ONE OF THE WORST MINE DISASTERS/IN GREENE COUNTY HISTORY/(4 columns of names) (Back of sculpture gives a list of names and a list of major donors) (Lower right corner of back of sculpture:) DESIGNED BY/BARBARA L. DONATELLI/FABRICATED AND ERECTED BY/QUINET MONUMENT CO./BENTLEYVILLE, PA. (Front of base:) MINERS' MONUMENT COMMITTEE/(2 columns of names) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A slab with reliefs and inscriptions set upon a base. The upper section of the slab has a relief of John Lewis in a suit and tie. The lower section of the slab has a relief of two miners on a hillside with mining buildings in the background. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lewis, John L. -- Waist length Occupation -- Industry -- Mining Occupation -- Other -- Labor Leader Disaster -- Accident -- Mine Accident Figure group -- Male Architecture -- Industry -- Mine Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Kirby Relief Sculpture Owner:  Pennsylvania Welcome Center, Interstate 79, 5 miles north of West Virginia line, Kirby, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Dedicated by Greene County, Pennsylvania, to all coal miners. Also, a memorial to the victims of the U. S. Steel Robena Mine's Frosty Run Explosion of Dec. 6, 1962. John L. Lewis was the president of the United Mine Workers of America, 1920-1960. Designed by Barbara L. Donatelli and fabricated and erected by Quinet Monument Company. IAS files contain transcription of inscriptions. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. 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 PA000331   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000331 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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