Clairton Works
Object number2007.6.22
Artist
Jess Hager
Date1980
Mediummat board, printed paper, paint, mixed media, watercolor paint
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionMixed media artwork comprised of several images, including a piece of coal, a coal barge, scientist with beaker, truck, hand with paintbrush, bottle of medicines, tractor, an open portfolio, steel frame of a building, and explosion, and a professional woman, featured prominently in center of image. Images are all individual pieces and mounted individually. Double-matted.Dimensions11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)Signed"Jess Hager" at lower right.
InscriptionsThe words "Clairton Works / where good / things / come from / coal" and the U.S. Steel logo are mounted at top left.
Historical NotesPurchased from artist Jess Hager, through World West Galleries, Washington, PA.Label TextCover art, Clairton Works publication, by Jess Hager, mixed media, 1980. Two studies and final cover, Clairton Works publication, by Jess Hager, mixed media, 1980. One of the original watercolors used for this cover hangs nearby. Coke, an almost pure form of carbon, is produced from coal. At the Clairton Works outside Pittsburgh, the pulverized coal is baked to produce coke for the steelmaking process. This label was apparently used for 2007.6.19, 2007.6.20, 2007.6.21, 2007.6.22
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
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