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Formation and Vocation: 2025-2026 Exhibition

The Anthracite Coal Industry of Northeastern Pennsylvania: Selected Prints, Drawings, and Watercolors from the Stanislaus Collection: 1933-1946

February 2 through March 13, 2026

Miner and Wife by Riva Helfond
Riva Helford. Miner and Wife. Lithograph on paper. 1937.
The Stanislaus Collection.

Organized by Richard Stanislaus, past curator of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Anthracite Heritage Museum, this second exhibition in a two-part series features coal-themed art from the New Deal era, on loan from the Stanislaus Collection. The project is supported in part by grants from the armature initiative of the Northeast Educational Intermediate Unit 19 and the Lackawanna County Office of Arts and Culture.

 

Special Events

Friday, February 6, 2026
Depictions of the Anthracite Coal Industry in Prints of the 1930s
Panel Discussion: Pearn Auditorium, Brennan 228 • 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Public Reception: Hope Horn Gallery, Hyland 405 • 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

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