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Polluted pool at Maindee
CRABTREE, Jack
(Artist)
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.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 731
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Gift, 1975
Given by Paul Jenkins
Measurements
Height
(cm): 74.9
Width
(cm): 73.7
Width
(cm): 73.7
Material
Oil
Plywood
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