Josef Herman

‘Crouching miners’ (Notes from a Welsh Diary)

1948

Josef Herman, ‘‘Crouching miners’ (Notes from a Welsh Diary)’ 1948 — © The estate of Josef Herman

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Created by: Josef Herman 1911–2000
Title: ‘Crouching miners’ (Notes from a Welsh Diary)
Date: 1948
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 188 × 252 mm
Format: Artwork - on paper, unique
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented to the Archive by Josef Herman, March 1983.
Reference: TGA 835/9

Archive context

One hundred and fifty nine drawings and watercolours by Josef Herman TGA 835 (159)

'Crouching miners' (Notes from a Welsh Diary) TGA 835/9

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