Environmental Control Lab
Object number2007.6.5
Artist
Jess Hager
Date1977
Mediumwatercolor, board watercolor
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionWatercolor painting depicting man in a lab coat and glasses with hands on a widely-spaced grid barrier or fence. Apparatus in center of image with round glass container holding purple liquid. Painted in multi-colored earth tones. Dimensions12 x 11 in. (30.5 x 27.9 cm)Signed"Jess Hager '77" at bottom center.
Historical NotesPurchased from artist Jess Hager, through World West Galleries, Washington, PA.Label TextEnvironmental Control Laboratory, by Jess Hager, watercolor, 1977 Based on a photograph from the 1970 Annual Report, this painting depicts the laboratory scale pilot line where environmental control studies of industrial wastewater treatment were conducted at the Monroeville Research Center, located outside of Pittsburgh.
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
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