A mine disaster and those left behind: Ben Shahn's Miner's Wives

A mine disaster and those left behind: Ben Shahn's Miner's Wives

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Ben Shahn, Miners' Wives, c. 1948, tempera on panel, 121.9 x 91.4 cm (The Philadelphia Museum of Art) © Estate of Ben Shahn

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Centralia Mine Disaster
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