Untitled drawing of a miner by Vincent Evans, 1920

Born in south Wales in 1896, Evans worked as a coal miner from the age of 13. He started taking part-time art classes in 1911 before getting a place at Swansea School of Art. In 1920, the year he made this pastel and chalk drawing, Evans was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Colllege of Art.

In this scene we see a coal miner carrying a safety lamp in one hand and a tin in the other. Under his arm, wrapped round a stick is a length of wire for detonating explosives.

Museum reference:
NLC-1999-174
Date:
1920
Associated with:
Wales
Dimensions:
height: 490mm
width: 563mm
depth: 3mm
Materials:
paper

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