Barge Line
Object number2007.6.39
Artist
Jess Hager
Date1983
Mediumwatercolor paint, paper, mat board
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionWatercolor painting depicting the view from the front of a coal barge back to the control tower or booth. Three trays of purple/black coal in foreground. Behind control tower, the river looks green and the sky is green/yellow, with some shoreline visible. At the top of the image is a gold-colored bridge with a railing, and there are three people on the bridge walking or watching the barge. Dimensions24.25 x 17.625 in. (61.6 x 44.8 cm)Signed"Jess Hager" in lower right.
InscriptionsOn reverse, there is a #5 printed at the upper right corner.
Historical NotesPurchased from artist Jess Hager, through World West Galleries, Washington, PA. Used in 1983 U.S. Steel Annual Report.Label TextBarge line, by Jess Hager, watercolor, 1983 U.S. Steel maintained both a northern and southern barge line which transported materials such as coal, scrap, and steel shipments.
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
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