Wildcat Well
Object number2007.6.41
Artist
Jess Hager
Date1983
Mediummat board, watercolor paint, paper
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionMulti-colored watercolor painting shows large steel tower (well operation?) in center of painting with water reservoir to the left of tower. Seven trailers immediately in front of tower. Boulders in foreground, mountains/western looking terrain in background. Top quarter of image is sky.Dimensions27.8749 x 20.562 in. (70.8 x 52.2 cm)Signed"Jess Hager" lower right.
InscriptionsOn reverse, lower right, "#11" and a circled "10" marked out.
Historical NotesPurchased from artist Jess Hager, through World West Galleries, Washington, PA. Used in 1983 U.S. Steel Annual Report.Label TextWildcat Well, by Jess Hager, watercolor, 1983 This Marathon well searched for oil in the Tin Cup Mesa area of southeastern Utah, a spot where Marathon first discovered oil in 1982.
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
Related institution
Marathon Oil Corporation
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