200 Tons, Ladle, Otis Steel Mills
Artist
Margaret Bourke-White
(American, 1904 - 1971)
Date1928
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 inches (32.08 × 22.86 cm)
Mount: 21 1/8 × 14 1/8 inches (53.67 × 35.89 cm)
Mount: 21 1/8 × 14 1/8 inches (53.67 × 35.89 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.24.2
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "Bourke-White"
InscribedOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "First Prize - Cleveland Museum of Art / 1928 / Artists May Show. / Have under title / "200 Tons"";
On mount verso, center, in pencil: "Ladle - Otis Steel.";
On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "Margaret Bourke-White / 200 Ton Ladle, c. 1928 / Gelatin-silver print / 12 5/8 x 9" / MBW 5".
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DescriptionInterior image of a large suspended ladle with glowing spot lights and a metal support beams in the background.Gallery LabelMargaret Bourke-White transformed an enormous ladle used to pour molten steel into an elegant, haunting composition. With an astute sense of light and shadow, Bourke-White embraced modern industrial forms as subjects worthy of artistic appreciation. This image brought Bourke-White to the attention of Fortune magazine, where she was hired as the first staff photographer.
Copyright© Estate of Margaret Bourke-White / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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