Transfer Point Attendant (1975)
By: CRABTREE, Jack (1938-)
Acq. Number: 660
Dimensions: 122 x 122 cm
Artwork_Medium: Oil on canvas
Purchased: 1996
Buyer: CLEAVER, William Benjamin and DAVIES, D Gareth
Location: University of South Wales (Oriel y Bont)
Town: Treforest
Content: To view this painting via Art UK click here This is one of a series of single-figure portraits carried out by Crabtree during his residency with the National Coal Board. The solidity, tiredness and utter blackness of this transfer point attendant are a powerful expression of the toughness and inhumanity of labour underground.