OOS Sculpture

The Ohio Coal Miner

2012 / Alan Cottrill / Byesville

The Ohio Coal Miner- Full
The Ohio Coal Miner- Face
The Ohio Coal Miner- Sculpturist signature
The Ohio Coal Miner- Explosives crate
The Ohio Coal Miner- Plaque

This six-foot-tall bronze statue commemorates all past and present coal miners with special consideration of 382, which is the number of men killed working in the mines of Guernsey County. The many tools and objects included with the statue represent three generations of miners.

Location: Byesville Coal Miner Memorial, 9 S 2nd St.

County

: Guernsey

Citation

: Alan Cottrill, “The Ohio Coal Miner,” Ohio Outdoor Sculpture , accessed September 30, 2023, http://oos.sculpturecenter.org/items/show/1828.

Title

The Ohio Coal Miner

Description

This six-foot-tall bronze statue commemorates all past and present coal miners with special consideration of 382, which is the number of men killed working in the mines of Guernsey County. The many tools and objects included with the statue represent three generations of miners.

Creator

Alan Cottrill

Date

2012

Source

http://www.bsrw.org/BSRW_Coal_Miners_Memorial.htm

Format

Bronze

Identifier

1828

Location City

Byesville

Location County

Guernsey

Location Street

9 S 2nd St.

Media Sculpture Height

6' 0"

Installation Date

September 8, 2012