Dimensions: 42”H x 45”W x 25”D Weight: 100 lbs. 45 kg. 359.2333 g
This sculpture consists of a working antique “Reynolds Improved Truck” and a sculpted mannequin along with mixed media components. It depicts a Northeastern Pennsylvania coal mine Nipper boy fatally injured in an anthracite mining accident who is being carted home. “Nippers” as young as 7 years old opened and closed doors in the deep anthracite mines to keep fresh air in the shafts where miners were working. They also opened the doors to let the full coal cars through. Many nippers were killed when cars came rolling down the track and crashed into the closed doors while nippers fell asleep in the cold damp shafts because of prolonged periods of inactivity while coal was being loaded onto the cars by the miners.
Yanashot employs different combinations of materials and methods in his sculpture. He is a stone carver inspired by plant, human and animal forms.
He also creates mixed media assemblages of sculpture in the round, relief and mosaic forms. He uses a variety of materials in his mixed media work including found objects, scrap metal, stone, bone, antiques, river detritus and defunct anthracite... More
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