CPR 759, Hostler Coaling Tender of Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive Number 5137, Brownville Junction, Maine

1959, printed later

David Plowden

Associated Names
David Plowden

Artist, American, 1932 - 2026

This is a photograph of industrial machinery in operation. It shows a coal chute unloading coal onto a heap. The image focuses on the metal apparatus and the coal tumbling down, highlighting the industrial setting with worn machinery, cables, and a platform structure. The contrast in the photograph emphasizes the textures of the coal, the metal, and the surrounding elements. The energy and motion are captured through the dynamic positioning of the chute and the blurred motion of the falling coal.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Plowden

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.1 × 24.7 cm (9 7/8 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 × 27.7 cm (14 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.59.66

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: David Plowden 1959; upper center: CPR-759-1-13-3

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