IS 2532, Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, East Chicago from Inland Steel Company, Stockyards, East Chicago, Indiana

1979, printed 2013

David Plowden

Associated Names
David Plowden

Artist, American, 1932 - 2026

The image depicts a landscape with mounds resembling dunes or heaps, leading to an industrial skyline with smokestacks and towers. Various structures are silhouetted against a pale gray sky. The scene is monochromatic, mainly in shades of gray. Smoke or steam is visible coming from a chimney. The mounds have textures with variations in shading. The image conveys a sense of vastness in an industrial environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Plowden

  • Dimensions

    image: 28 × 33.7 cm (11 × 13 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 33 × 48.3 cm (13 × 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.59.38

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: David Plowden [crossed out] / David Plowden 1979; top right underlined: BIII-44; upper left: IS- 2 [crossed out] 2532; center left: 3/14/13 / [printing notes]; center: J&L Steel Works / Across Inland Steel Stockyard / Indiana Harbor East Chiago, Indiana

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