“Hoisting the Skeg” at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery
Robert Olley (b. 1940)
Hoisting the Skeg, 2021
Oil on board
“The skeg was fitted to the stern of the ship housing the rudder and propellors.
“I chose this subject to highlight the lack of safety precautions in the yards. Workers are perched precariously at great heights without safety harnesses. They toil wearing only cloth caps and old clothing that has see better days, clothing that was once ‘Sunday Best’ or perhaps working men’s club attire.
“Hard hats, gloves and steel-toed boots seen to be non-existent.
Robert Olled
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