Blast Furnaces, Frontal Views

Artist Bernd & Hilla Becher (German, Bernd (1931 - 2007); German, Hilla (1934 - 2015))

Date1979-1986; printed before 1987

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsFramed (all 9): 60 3/8 × 48 3/8 × 1 inches (153.35 × 122.87 × 2.54 cm)
Image and sheet (each): 15 7/8 × 12 inches (40.32 × 30.48 cm)
Mount (each): 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Framed (each): 20 1/8 × 16 1/8 × 1 inches (51.12 × 40.96 × 2.54 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.13.1-9

SignedEach photograph signed on mount verso, center, in pencil: “Hilla Becher Bernd Becher”

InscribedIndividually titled and dated on mount verso, center, in pencil.

MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: “BHB-31"; Individually numbered 1-9 on mount verso, center, in pencil.

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DescriptionGrid of 9 images; three rows of three. Each image depicts a different blast furnace centered within its frame.
1: Image of blast furnace with plaque at top which reads “ANN”.
2: Image of blast furnace with tiny houses in background.
3: Image of blast furnace with narrow pad at top and hills covered in trees in background.
4: Image of blast furnace with narrow metal bridge leading to it.
5: Image of blast furnace with chipping paint on base, train tracks beneath, and residences in the background.
6: Image of blast furnace with numerous stairways and a small tower on side.
7: Image of blast furnace with trains below and body of water in distance.
8: Image of blast furnace with fenced in pad and open door on landing.
9: Image of blast furnace with multiple levels and winding staircase with landing around tube.
Provenance

Provenance

The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

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