IS 2668, Inland Steel Company, Annealing Ore, Furnace Number 3, East Chicago, Indiana

1979, printed 2016

David Plowden

Associated Names
David Plowden

Artist, American, 1932 - 2026

This is a photograph of a large cylindrical industrial structure. The photograph captures a close-up view of a massive round, textured, and weathered metal cylinder standing on a concrete surface. There are vertical streaks on the surface. The surrounding environment appears industrial, with part of a building in the background and plumbing or ductwork near the base of the cylinder. The number "57" is prominently marked on the ground in front of the structure. The image is in grayscale.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Plowden

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.8 × 28 cm (12 1/8 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 48.3 × 33 cm (19 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.59.39

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 1979; upper left: IS-2668; upper right circled: 148; center left: 9/2/16; center: Annealing Ore/Furnace #3 / Indiana [crossed out] / Inland Steel / East Chicago, Indiana; lower right: paper #3

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