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The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR Bridge, Ohio River, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR Bridge, Ohio River, Beaver County, Pennsylvania

The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR Bridge, Ohio River, Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Artist David Plowden (American, born 1932)
Date1967; printed 2012
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 12 5/8 × 11 inches (32.08 × 27.94 cm)
Sheet: 19 1/16 × 13 inches (48.41 × 33.02 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sandra S. Plowden
Object number2019.8.2
SignedSigned and dated on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "[signature] 1967"
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "The Pittsburgh + Lake Erie RR Bridge / Ohio River / Beaver County, Pt"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left, in pencil: "PB-567-???- NWS -) P [circled]"; On sheet verso, central left, in pencil: "11/2/12 / #4 [circled]"; On sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "2 [circled]".
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DescriptionImage of a pair of railroad tracks winding to the right as they receded under a large bridge whose metal structure is composed of connected triangular elements. Power lines stretch along the right edge of the tracks.Provenance

David Plowden, Winnetka, IL;

his gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

Copyright© David Plowden
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