Slate Yard, PA
Artist
Louis Ribak
(American, born Lithuania, 1903 - 1979)
Date1936
Place DepictedPennsylvania, United States of America
Mediumtempera on paper
DimensionsImage: 19 7/8 × 25 in. (50.5 × 63.5 cm)
Frame: 32 × 37 × 1 3/8 in. (81.3 × 94 × 3.5 cm)
Frame: 32 × 37 × 1 3/8 in. (81.3 × 94 × 3.5 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift in honor of Dr. Ralph and Mary H. Jones, 2024
Object number2024.12.5
DescriptionA watercolor painting depicting a slate mine operation with several aerial trams in the center.eMuseum Notes
A tangle of aerial tram and powerlines connects to a central pole, which towers over a flat lot with stacks of slate throughout. A man walks between the stacks on the left-hand side, framed by the triangles cables and earth surrounding him.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- slate
- mines (industrial complexes)
- streetcars
