Scale, Reading Company, Outer Depot, Reading, Pennsylvania

1963, printed 2013

David Plowden

Associated Names
David Plowden

Artist, American, born 1932

There is a large standing scale with a circular dial next to a black refuse bin. The setting has a monochromatic color palette dominated by grey, black, and white. The scale is on the right, and the bin is on the left against a wall with wooden paneling on the lower half and peeling paint higher up. The floor is wooden.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Plowden

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.6 × 28 cm (13 1/4 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 48.26 × 33.02 cm (19 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.59.54

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, print verso, center, in graphite: 1023 ??? (NWS-DGB PC 10/1/13) / Scale / Reading Company / Outer Depot / Reading, PA / David Plowden 1963 / 10/1/13 / #2

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