Soudan Mine Minnesota

Sheet Metal PaintingsIndustrial Paintings
Written By Pat Benincasa

Soudan Mine Minnesota, 2017, Encaustic, paint, wood, cement, on sheet metal, 29” x 20” x 2.5”

The Soudan Mine, Minnesota's oldest, deepest, and richest iron mine was owned by US Steel and was active from 1901 to 1962. In the 1980’s University of Minnesota scientists developed the site for sensitive physics experiments and now hosts the Soudan Underground Laboratory.

 
Pat Benincasa

Pat Benincasa, is a first-generation Italian American woman, visual artist, art educator and podcaster. She has received national and international recognition for her work and been awarded National Percent for Art, and General Services Administration (GSA) Art In Architecture commissions. Her selected work is archived in the Minnesota Historical Society.

https://www.patbenincasa-art.com/about
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