Anthracite Mine 1935

"Anthracite Mine" is a lithograph by Esther Brock Bird, created in 1935. The print depicts a bustling scene of industry, showcasing the industrial landscape of a Pennsylvania coal mine. The composition features a powerful steam locomotive, a row of tall smokestacks billowing smoke, and a group of workers in the foreground. Bird's use of dark tones and precise lines gives the artwork a stark and realistic aesthetic, typical of the American Scene movement. Her focus on the labor and industrial elements of the scene reflects the social realism style popular during the Great Depression.