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Artist/Creator (1)	Leicester, Andrew John (born 1948)
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality	American
Artist/Creator (1).Role	artist, sculptor, architect
Title/Caption	Prospect V-III
Variant Title/Caption	Prospect VIII; Prospect Eight ;Mining Sculpture; Prospect V-III, Monument for Miners
Date of Work	1981. Dedicated 1982. Dismantled 1998
Description of View	General view from below hill
Notes	Previously located at Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD. The Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS) notes that 'the sculpture was taken down to make way for athletic fields' in 1998. Sponsor/Developer: Maryland State Arts Council Project Description: Constructed as a memorial to coal miners and the coal mining industry, this large-scale work consists of a complex of structures and rooms relating to the life and work of the miner in the east Maryland region. The project also includes a simulated mine shaft and lookout tower. 'The Infant Miners Room' consists of a small coal car (cradle) on wheels with beautiful painted butterflies that change into images of black lungs on the surrounding walls -- a metaphor of the miners' 'cradle to grave' involvement in mining. The 'Pillar and Room' was where coal was actually extracted, and where miners experienced the greatest danger. Black ceramic tiles are arranged in geometric patterns on floor and walls. The 'Rooms of Memory' cottage, representing the miner in retirement, is filled with artifacts of mining including picks, lamps, lunch buckets and old photographs of miners and their families. 'The Rotunda', at the entrance to the 'mine shaft', is a switching house for the coal carts, and contains the six skills and six hazards associated with mining inscribed on the walls. The shaft itself is a metaphor for the miners' journey to death and beyond. The work also contains a watch tower and coal cart shed, and tracks which lead to the 'Infant Miners Room'. Project History: The Maryland State Arts Council formed a jury, which selected Andrew Leicester to develop an artwork at the Frostburg site. He worked closely with a committee from Frostburg who helped him research the history and culture of the area before he created the memorial. According to the artist, the memorial was for the '...losses and achievements of men and women involved in the [mining] industry' (pamphlet produced by Leicester). Leicester spent a great deal of time talking to people and gathering all of the historical information about this region, including popular myths and legends, before he developed his final plans. Project Cost: $37,500. [See also Smithsonian Information Research Information System (SIRIS) entry on Prospect VIII, (sculpture) http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1303743Y0B816.65900andmenu=searchandaspect=Keywordandnpp=50andipp=20andspp=20andprofile=ariallandri=andterm=andindex=.GWandx=0andy=0andaspect=Keywordandterm=Leicesterandindex=.AWandterm=prospectandindex=.TWandterm=andindex=.SWandterm=andindex=.FWandterm=andindex=.OWandterm=andindex=.NW
Technique/Process	sculpture, architecture
Materials/Medium	wood, shingles, fiberglass, ceramic tile, picks, lunch-pails, photographs, lamps, shovels and other objects donated by area miners or their widows. Base: concrete.
Dimensions	Overall: ca. 20 x 16 x 60 ft.
Century	20th Century
Location.Former Site/City & Country	Frostburg, Maryland (United States
Location.Former Repository	Frostburg State University
Subject	Sculpture, American Sculpture, 20th Century Memorials Public sculpture Mining
Publisher	ART on FILE
Publisher.Location	ART on FILE. 1837 East Shelby St. Seattle, Washington 98112 (United States). www.artonfile.com
Set/Project Title	Contemporary Monuments and Memorials
Reference Number	Art on File MM-17(7)-1
Collection Title	Sculpture (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu/ah_copyright.html

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