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Mining Village by Stevan Dohanos
Photo CreditGSA\Kerry Rose
Mining Village
Photo CreditGSA\Kerry Rose

Mining Village

Artist
Year1939
Classification painting
Medium egg tempera
Dimensions7' x 6'
Credits Commissioned through the Section of Fine Arts, 1934 - 1943
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • The murals were commissioned by the Department of Treasury's Section of Painting & Sculpture and installed in 1939.  Painted in the artist's clean, strong, uncluttered style, the murals represent scenes of the local area - a U.S. Forest Service fire tower and miners returning from work.  Mr. Dohanos was impressed by West Virginia's rugged landscape, and the bright colors of Forest Service reflect this natural beauty.  In contrast, the somber tones express the bleak existence illustrated in Mining Village.