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Bauxite Mining by Julius Woeltz
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography
Bauxite Mining
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography

Bauxite Mining

Artist
Year1942
Classification painting
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions73 × 143 1/4 in. (185.4 × 363.9 cm)
Credits Commissioned through the Section of Fine Arts, 1934 - 1943
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • Woeltz chose to depict the importance of mining of bauxite and its relation to the social identity of the surrounding community.  Central Arkansas is the only place in the continental United States where it has been economically feasible to mine bauxite ore commercially, which is used in the making of aluminum.  Mining bauxite began in 1899 and increased each year, reaching its peak during World War II. It was during this time that Woeltz painted this tribute to bauxite miners.