South Brae Oil Field
Object number2007.6.45
Artist
Jess Hager
Date1983
Mediumwatercolor paint, matboard, paper
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionWatercolor painting depicting an oil rig at sea. Primarily in blues and orange. Rig is brightly lit against dark sky and sea. Dimensions27.875 x 20.625 in. (70.8 x 52.4 cm)Signed"Jess Hager © '83" in lower right.
Inscriptions"6" in pencil written on reverse.
Historical NotesPurchased from artist Jess Hager, through World West Galleries, Washington, PA. Used in 1983 U.S. Steel Annual Report.Label TextSouth Brae Oil Field, by Jess Hager, watercolor, 1983 Painted for inclusion in the Annual Report, this image instead appeared in Steel News, the company's internal newsletter. It shows Marathon Oil's South Brae Oil Platform, located in the North Sea, off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. The first oil pumped from this field flowed on July 12, 1983, arriving from over two miles under the sea.
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
Related institution
Marathon Oil Corporation
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