Clairton Works
Object number2007.6.28
Artist
Jess Hager
Date1980
Mediumheavy paper, watercolor paint, acrylic paint, printed paper, mixed media
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionPrototype of a publication cover, folded along left edge. U.S. Steel logo and advertising text are printed and adhered on left side. Beneath text is a painted (watercolor?) piece of coal. On the remaining two-thirds of the page is a painted (acrylic?) montage of images that is mounted to the page. Images include: coal barge, woman in business attire, truck, hand spraying an aerosol can, hand with a paint brush, scientist with beaker, explosion, stack, and farm field. Image is multicolored overall. Dimensions8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)Signed"Jess Hager" at lower right.
Inscriptions"[U.S. Steel logo] / Clairton / Works / Where good things / come from coal" printed and adhered on left side.
Historical NotesPurchased from artist Jess Hager, through World West Galleries, Washington, PA.Label TextBy-Products of Coal, by Jess Hager, watercolor and acrylic, 1980 Also used for the cover of a U.S. Steel publication on the Clairton Works, this montage illustrates a few of the many uses for coal by-products. Other studies and the final cover are displayed nearby in the exhibit."
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
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