Water Tower, Findlay, Ohio, U.S.A.
Artist
Bernd & Hilla Becher
(German, Bernd (1931 - 2007); German, Hilla (1934 - 2015))
Date1977; printed 1989
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 24 x 20 3/8 inches (60.96 x 51.75 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4991
InscribedSignature
Signed in artist's hand
Back of Print
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Terms
The works of Bernd and Hilla Becher emphasize photography’s descriptive detail and evidentiary power over the medium’s capacity for emotive expression. They compose their architectural subjects with a cool, formal rigor, maintaining consistent vantage points and lighting. Though their photographs are often exhibited in typological grids, some images, when seen individually, emphasize the volumetric design and beauty of these otherwise anonymous industrial structures.
Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA;
Purchased from Fraenkel Gallery, by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1996;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Purchased from Fraenkel Gallery, by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1996;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Copyright© Estate of Bernd Becher & Hilla Becher
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