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Hilla Becher
Water Cooler, Pattberg Coal Mine, Ruhr District: Four Views, 19731973

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Four sepia-toned gelatin silver prints mounted on paper, each showing a large industrial wooden-slat tower on metal legs from different angles, with railroad tracks and open terrain

Hilla Becher, Bernd Becher, Water Cooler, Pattberg Coal Mine, Ruhr District: Four Views, 1973, 1973, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Sue and Albert Dorskind, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hilla Becher
Artist or Maker
Bernd Becher
Title
Water Cooler, Pattberg Coal Mine, Ruhr District: Four Views, 1973
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1973
Medium
4 gelatin-silver prints, mounted on 1 board
Dimensions
Overall: 25 3/16 × 32 11/16 in. (63.9 × 83 cm) Image (Each): 12 1/16 × 7 15/16 in. (30.7 × 20.1 cm) Primary support (Each): 12 1/16 × 7 15/16 in. (30.7 × 20.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sue and Albert Dorskind
Accession Number
AC1993.204.1.1-.4
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Estate Bernd & Hilla Becher, represented by Max Becher