Coal Barge
Object number2007.6.9
Artist
Jess Hager
Date1978
MediumIllustration board; Paint
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
DescriptionWatercolor painting on illustration board. Image of a coal barge being pulled by a tug boat on a river. Barge has long, rectangular compartments that are full of blue/purple/black coal.Dimensions11.875 x 11.25 in. (30.2 x 28.6 cm)Signed"Jess Hager © '78" lower right.
Historical NotesPurchased from artist Jess Hager, through World West Galleries, Washington, PA.Label TextCoal Barge, by Jess Hager, watercolor, 1978 U.S. Steel's barge lines moved both raw materials, such as coal and scrap, and finished steel products.
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
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