Submarine Type Ladle
Object number2007.6.31
Artist
Jess Hager
Date1983
MediumMat board; Watercolor paint; Foam board
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionWatercolor painting. Image is painted in greys/blues/lavenders and orange/yellows. Depicts a large, horizontal cylindrical apparatus with the #3 at left end. Molten substance at top of apparatus. Above right is a worker standing behind a railing. Image is mounted to foam board.Dimensions15.875 x 20 in. (40.3 x 50.8 cm)Signed"Jess Hager © '83" at lower right of image.
Historical NotesPurchased from artist Jess Hager, through World West Galleries, Washington, PA.Label TextSubmarine Type Ladle, by Jess Hager, watercolor, 1983 Similar to a photograph taken at the Duquesne Works and featured on the cover of the 1958 Annual Report, this painting shows a hot metal ladle receiving molten iron from the blast furnace for transfer to the open hearth.
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
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