Rankin in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Stan

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 25, 2025

1. Stan Marker

Inscription.
Artist: Patrick Camut
Date Created: 2015
Medium/Materials: Steel, Coke & Coffee Mug
Dimensions: 5ft H x 12 ft x 4ft

This piece was created as part of the 2015 Alloy Pittsburgh project.

Erected by Rivers of Steel.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 2015.

Location. 40° 24.741′ N, 79° 53.385′ W. Marker is in Rankin, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It can be reached from Carrie Furnace Boulevard 0.7 miles west of Kenmawr Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located on the grounds of Rivers of Steel: Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark. Admission fee is required for entry. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA 15218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nobody's Perfect (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Leaverite Totem (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Carrie Deer (about 500 feet away); River Ray Jack (about 600 feet away); B-BOY HeadSpinna & B-Boy Back Spinna (about 700 feet away); Iron Man (about 700 feet away); Carrie Furnaces 6 and 7 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rankin.

Regarding Stan. In Patrick Camut’s "Stan", the artist used a steel sculpture to balance one ton of coking coal with one cup of coffee in a United Steelworkers union ceramic cup. Camut composed the work in honor of his grandfather, Stan, a steelworker who drove to work with his coffee balanced in his lap each day. “Strength and balance were common traits of the blue-collar workers from this region,” Camut said

Stan and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 25, 2025

2. Stan and Marker

Marker is located under the left portion of the artwork. The coffee cup is at the far right of the piece.

of his sculpture.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.