The Duquesne Works
Object number2005.129.1
Artist
Harry McEwen Pettit
Datec. 1940
MediumOil paint; Paper; Wood; Metal; Oil paint on canvas
Credit LineGift of United States Steel
DescriptionFramed oil on canvas, large mural-style painting of the United States Steel Duquesne Works mill as seen from an aerial perspective. River in the forground and factory in the backfround, steamboats pushing coal barges in the river.Dimensions15 x 4 in. (38.1 x 10.2 cm)Signed"H.M. Pettit" proper lower right corner
MarksSigned "H.M. Pettit" in proper lower right corner
Historical NotesRecovered from a trash bin at the Duquesne Works site in 1998 by worker Steve Gluz. Gluz and gallery owner/artist Peter West had the painting restored and it was purchased for the History Center by USS in 2005.
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
Subjects
Terms
On View
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