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Piles of taconite pellets; Superior, Wisconsin
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Piles of taconite pellets; Superior, Wisconsin

Artist David Plowden (American, born 1932)
Date1979; printed 1996
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/2 × 12 3/4 inches (16.51 × 32.39 cm)
Sheet: 8 5/16 × 14 inches (21.11 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of David and Sandra Plowden
Object number2014.36.1
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "D Plowden"
InscribedTitled and dated on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Piles of Taconite pellets ( [?] ) / Superior, Wisc. 1979" Date on sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "3/4/96"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, top center, in pencil: "679-340-5-4-9033001 / 39 11 1:2"
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DescriptionImage of undulating mounds composed of tiny pellets.
Copyright© David Plowden
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