Family of Miners, Scotland, 1982
About this artwork
Miners stood up for themselves. That was their history. The underground conditions they worked in charged them to speak out: 'You could express yourself. By working in a coal mine you are able to stand and talk. You were able to voice your opinion and say what you needed to say without recrimination. It encouraged ye to be vocal. And that's exactly how the Strike was. I'm going to stand up fir masel ... I'm gonna say how I feel ... I'm gonna action things.' Alan Mackie, former miner, Lochore Miners' Welfare Social Club, 20 August 2023.
Updated March 2024
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artist:Milton Rogovin (1909 - 2011) American
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title:Family of Miners, Scotland, 1982
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date created:1982
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:17.30 x 18.20 cm
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credit line:Gift 2006
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accession number:PGP 371.8
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Milton Rogovin
Milton Rogovin
Milton Rogovin was an American social documentary photographer. Born in New York, Rogovin had experienced the Great Depression of the 1930s. It left a profound impression on him which fuelled his empathy with the plight of working-class people. He practised as an optometrist in Buffalo, New York...