Clairton Works
Object number2007.6.19
Artist
Jess Hager
Date1980
Mediummat board, paper, ink
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionReproduction print/photocopy of the original mixed media image. A collage of images including (left to right) a piece of coal, coal barge, casting, male scientist in lab coat, truck, hand holding a paintbrush applying purple paint, a woman in business attire, a tractor, electrical lines with yellow sun, a hand turning up a page, and an explosion. Image is multicolored and double-matted.Dimensions11.062 x 14 in. (28.1 x 35.6 cm)Signed"Jess Hager" at lower right.
InscriptionsThe words "Clairton Works: where good / things / come from / coal" and U.S. Steel logo appear.
"Final Cover" is inscribed at the lower right, on mat board.
Historical NotesPurchased from artist Jess Hager, through World West Galleries, Washington, PA.Label TextCover art, Clairton Works publication, by Jess Hager, mixed media, 1980. Tow 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
Terms
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