Untitled (Coal Miners)

Maker Henry Sugimoto (American, 1900 - 1990)

Date1984

Mediumoil, Canvas

DimensionsL: 64 in, W: 51.5 in, D: 1 in

ClassificationsFine Arts

Credit LineGift of Madeleine Sugimoto and Naomi Tagawa, Japanese American National Museum

Object number92.97.111

DescriptionStretched and framed, marker on canvas.;Split imagery of life in coal mine and world above. One man shovels coal, right foreground, while another raises a pickaxe above coal in wall on left. Behind them one man pushes a coal bin on tracks, right midground, as a man walks with a pickaxe and bucket in tunnel. All men are dressed in brown pants, black boots, cap and blue vest over tan shirt. A lamp shines light from above. At top, cloud-like image of trees and coal mill with sign, "Coal Mine," under sunny sky.