Untitled (Coal Miners)
Sugimoto, Henry
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1984 (92.97.111) Gift of Madeleine Sugimoto and Naomi Tagawa, Japanese American National Museum |
Description
Stretched 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.
Inscription
Signed in medium, bottom left corner: H. Sugimoto, 84
Written on back: [Japanese characters on upper left corner]
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