Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Sculpture of a coal miner

Jancziak, Andreas (Mr) (Came to Wales as a 13 year old with his father (also called Andreas) who was working with the Thyssen Mining Company. When he reached 14 years old he started as a trainee coal miner with the NCB at Caeduke Training Centre. He then spent a year at Graig Merthyr Colliery as a mining trainee. After finishing his training he joined the Thyssen Company and worked at many pits including Morlais and Brynlliw. He had to leave mining after six years because of a serious illness which left him in a wheelchair. While at Coleshill Rehabilitation Centre he was introduced to art as therapy and took up clay sculpture.)

Terracotta bust of a coal miner. This is a self portrait of the sculptor Andreas Jancziak (see P2008.141) for a photograph of Mr Jancziak).

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2008.78/1

Creation/Production

Jancziak, Andreas (Mr)
Date: 1991

Acquisition

Donation, 19/8/2008

Measurements

Length (mm): 250
Width (mm): 305
Height (mm): 350
Weight (kg): 8.55

Material

terracotta

Location

In store

Categories

coal 1990s
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