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Identification and Creation

Object Number
5.2017
People
Bernd and Hilla Becher, German (active 1959 - 2007)
Title
Blast Furnaces, Oberhausen Germany
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1969
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/358165

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
29.8 × 39.7 cm (11 3/4 × 15 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on verso, in graphite: B69 / 17 [encircled] / WATL 146 69 1976
  • label: on backing board: 003103 1969 / Blast Furnaces Oberhausen Germany / Black and white photograph / Property of the LeWitt Collection / P.O. Box 360 Chester, CT 06412

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Bernd and Hilla Becher; Sol and Carol LeWitt, Chester, CT; Carol LeWitt, promised gift to the Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Promised gift of Carol LeWitt in honor of Richard and Ronay Menschel
Copyright
© Estate Bernd & Hilla Becher, represented by Max Becher, 2020
Accession Year
2017
Object Number
5.2017
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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