Dying miner of West Virginia - a photo on Flickriver

            TITLE: Mortality
SCULPTOR: Bill Hopen 
MARKER DESCRIPTION: "His [sculptor Bill Hopen’s] study of a dying tunnel worker eulogizes the many men lying in unmarked graves near Hawk's Tunnel about 30 miles from here. There was no memorial for nearly a thousand workers who died from breathing silica dust during tunnel construction. The tunnel was constructed to divert the New River three miles through a mountain to supply hydro-electricity to a private power plant at Gauley Junction, a subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation."
VENUE: Next to the highway outside Tamarack Marketplace (in the background), Beckley, West Virginia

Yeah, I thought of a man sniffing his armpit to check for b.o. when I took this photo. Don't I now feel small. But I bet some of those very same miners, with their earthy sense of humor, would see the same thing. Need some Right Guard?
   

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Taken in: United States / West Virginia / Pine Hills (show map)

Taken on: October 26, 2023

Tags:

sculpture

autumn

artwork

Beckley

United States

armpits

body odor

Tamarack Marketplace

travel center

road trip

miner « less

Sets appears in: • West Virginia

Groups appears in: • On the Road in America • Roadside America (Please read the Group Desc!) more » • Almost Heaven, West Virginia • Contemporary Art Gallery « less

Camera: Nikon Z 8, f/4.5, 1/80 sec, 30mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 8
Lens:	NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	30mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.2 (Macintosh)
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