Bucyrus Erie Shovel

1930–1939

Ben Glaha

Associated Names
Ben Glaha

Artist, American, 1899 - 1971

This is a photograph of industrial machinery. The image captures a close-up view of a part of a large piece of machinery with a riveted metal structure and cables. The focal point is the machinery component marked with the words "BUCYRUS ERIE." The composition includes mechanical elements such as large wheels and cables running through them. The photograph is in black and white, emphasizing the textures of the metal surfaces. The sky in the background is clear.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.7 × 35.7 cm (12 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.67

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 11 June 1998; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite perpendicular: BG-P4; bottom right: PW 7219