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Bernd and Hilla Becher
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Cooling Towers
,
1983
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Twelve black-and-white photographs of tower-like structures are arranged in three rows. Each is s...
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Twelve black-and-white photographs of tower-like structures are arranged in three rows. Each is slightly different in form and style, but similarities can be identified.
Bernd and Hilla Becher, Bernd: German, 1931–2007; Hilla: German, 1934–2015
Cooling Towers
, 1983
Gelatin silver prints
Twelve parts, each: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gerald S. Elliott Collection, 1995.31.a-l
Photo: Nathan Keay
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
,
Cooling Tower (Kuehlturm)
,
1963–68
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