785 769, Demolished Blast Furnace, Bethlehem Steel, Lackawanna Works, Lackawanna, New York

1985, printed 2016

David Plowden

Associated Names
David Plowden

Artist, American, born 1932

This is a photograph of an industrial site with an abandoned steel mill. The image shows a large, derelict steel structure with chimneys, pipelines, and rusted metal components, near a body of water. The foreground displays tracks leading to the site, along with scattered debris and rubble. The photograph likely appears in black and white, emphasizing the dilapidated state of the industry.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Plowden

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.5 × 28 cm (12 13/16 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 48.3 × 32.9 cm (19 × 12 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.59.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite perpendicular: David Plowden 1985; upper left circled: 173; upper right: p#5; center left: Blast Furnace / during demolish of Bethlehem Steel / Lackawanna, New York Works; lower left: 785 – 769; bottom center: 9/13/16

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