At Madrid Coal Mine, New Mexico
Carl Redin
1934
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Accession Number
1964.1.166
Tags
minetrainMadridmountainNew Mexicotrain
About this artwork
The men of Madrid, New Mexico, went to work every day in these hulking, rusty buildings that led to the coal mines of the Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company. Artist Carl Redin specialized in painting picturesque New Mexico landscapes, but to find "the American Scene" requested by the PWAP, he turned to the mines of Madrid. It was a company town in which every citizenâs life was dominated by coal and the company that owned the mines, stores, and houses. The company provided distractions to ...