About this artwork
Maggie Hambling's portrait of Michael 'Mick' McGahey shows the retired union leader sitting in front of a banner given to Scottish miners by their Russian counterparts in 1929. McGahey, who went down the pits at fourteen, was a life-long member of the Communist party and a staunch defender of the mining communities. President of the Scottish Area, and Vice-President of the National Union of Mineworkers, he led the Scottish miners during the disputes of the 1970s and 1980s, culminating in the bitter strike of 1984.
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artist:Maggi HamblingEnglish (born 1945)
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title:Michael McGahey, 1925 - 1999. Mining trade unionist
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date created:1988
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:122.00 x 96.50 cm; Framed: 135.00 x 109.80 x 4.00 cm
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credit line:Commissioned 1988
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accession number:PG 2747
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Maggi Hambling
Maggi Hambling
One of Britain's most distinctive living artists, Maggie Hambling is best known to the public for her sculpture of Oscar Wilde in London, which was unveiled in 1998. Born in Suffolk, she studied at Ipswich, Camberwell and the Slade schools of art, and had her first solo exhibition in 1967. She...
