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Miner Joe

1942
Not on view
Like many socially conscious artists of the period, Elizabeth Olds created images that celebrated ordinary laborers. Here, a miner is depicted from the chest up, with his head tilted slightly upward against a bare background. While the title of the print evokes a commoner or average person, Olds’s focused treatment of her subject imbues him with an air of valor.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Miner Joe
  • Artist: Elizabeth Olds (American, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1896–1991 Sarasota, Florida)
  • Date: 1942
  • Medium: Screenprint
  • Dimensions: image: 16 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (41.9 x 31.1 cm) sheet: 18 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (47.6 x 32.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Lending Library Collection
  • Object Number: 64.500.1
  • Rights and Reproduction: © The Estate of Elizabeth Olds
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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