Immigrating Mine Families
Object number2002.86.8
Artist
John Michael O'Cilka
Datec. 1965
MediumFiberboard; Canvas; Paint; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of John A. O'Cilka
DescriptionOil painting on canvas glued to a sheet of masonite. Scene depicts a line of newly-arrived immigrants standing on a train platform at a railroad station, carrying bundles and suitcases.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Painting): 18.438 × 24.125 × 0.313 in. (46.8 × 61.3 × 0.8 cm)Height x Width x Depth (Framed painting): 22.438 × 28.313 × 1.125 in. (57 × 71.9 × 2.9 cm)
Height x Width (Framed sight size): 17.813 × 23.688 in. (45.2 × 60.2 cm)
Signedsigned at lower right, "OCILKA"
Historical NotesDonor's father, John O'Cilka, was a self-taught painter, who worked for many years in the coal industry. He began painting in the late 1950's, probably into the 1980's; this picture appears to be an imagined scene, which was likely inspired (copied?) by a book or magazine photo illustration; O'Cilka's own parents were Austrian immigrants;
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Samuel Rosenberg
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