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Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director.

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Figurines of people and bison made at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.001.4.14.16
Title:
Figurines of people and bison made at Coal Camp Creations in Kimball
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Description:
Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director.
Subject:
Tourism and the arts, Folk art, Coal in art, Coal miners in art, Coal mines and mining
Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
Format:
image/tiff
Source:
A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection