Inland Steel Company, Unloading Taconite Pellets from Steamer Edward Ryerson, Indiana Harbor Works, East Chicago, Indiana

1979, printed 2016

David Plowden

Associated Names
David Plowden

Artist, American, born 1932

This is a photograph of industrial structures used in material transport. The black and white image shows metal frameworks resembling cranes or conveyor structures at a port or industrial dock. Mounds of granular material are in the foreground, with a bridge-like structure overhead supporting a mechanism pouring material onto the heaps. The photo emphasizes the steel beams and mechanical functionality of the industrial setting, conveying a sense of industry and productivity.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Plowden

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.21 × 27.94 cm (11 1/2 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 48.26 × 33.02 cm (19 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.59.22

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Plowden, Winnetka, IL; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: IS-736 / Unloading Taconite Pellets from Steamer Edward Ryerson / Inland Steel East Chicago, Indiana David Plowden 1979 / 3/2/16 / [circled]: #1 on paper # 3 / paper #3 / [circled]: PAPER #3

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