Polluted pool at Maindee
CRABTREE, Jack
© Jack Crabtree/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
In 1974 Jack Crabtree won a commission from the National Coal Board to paint in the collieries for a year, and became known as the ‘coal mine artist’. This work, painted at Maindee in Newport, Gwent, looks at the industrial impact on the Welsh landscape and its people.
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Details
Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 731
Creation/Production
CRABTREE, Jack
Date: 1974
Acquisition
Gift, 1975
Given by Paul Jenkins
Measurements
Height (cm): 74.9
Width (cm): 73.7
Techniques
oil on plywood
Material
oil
plywood
Location
In store
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