The tin miners are depicted coming off the late shift, and two are identifiable portraits. The work typifies Harvey's late realist style. Its industrial subject matter, that of tin mining, was one seldom dealt with by other major Cornish artists, despite its importance to the economic life of the region.
More information
Title of artwork, date
St Just Tin Miners, 1935
Date supported
1992
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
76 x 63.5 cm
Grant
2820
Total cost
11280
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