Man Inspecting Railroad Tracks beneath Blast Furnaces, Inland Steel Company, East Chicago, Indiana

1979, printed 2017

David Plowden

Associated Names
David Plowden

Artist, American, 1932 - 2026

The image shows an industrial landscape with a steel or iron factory. The perspective is from ground level, looking down railway tracks towards the complex structures of the factory. A figure is walking along the tracks, and the industrial buildings dominate the frame with pipes, chimneys, and angular constructions creating a grid pattern against a clear sky. The color palette is monochrome with various shades of gray depicting the factory environment.
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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

    2023.59.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: IIs-??? / Man Inspecting Railroad Tracks / Beneath Blast Furnaces / beside slag pits / Inland Steel / East Chicago, Indiana / David Plowden 1979 / [circled]: P #5 / 8/9/17

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