Bust of former United Mine Workers (UMWA) president Arnold Miller carved from a block of bituminous coal.
Type of Sculpture
Free Standing
Artwork Details
Medium
Coal
Subject
Arnold Ray Miller (April 25, 1923 – July 12, 1985) was a miner and activist who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) from 1972 to 1979. Miller was active in the movement to secure benefits for coal miners suffering from black lung (pneumoconiosis), and became the Miners For Democracy candidate opposing the sitting, autocratic UMWA president Tony Boyle in 1972. Miller was the first native West Virginian to lead the union.
Subject Person
Arnold Miller
Collection
Art, Fred Barkey Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
James Stewart
Role
Sculptor
Date made
1976
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Location
wooden base, left side
Transcription
James Stewart
1976
Material/Technique
Inscribed
Type
Inscription
Location
wooden base, right side
Transcription
Carved by
James Stewart
Danville, W. Va.
Material/Technique
Inscribed
Parts
sculpture came with a wood grain laminated pedestal
