Jeff Brouws

Coaling Tower #12, DeKalb, Illinois

2013

A black and white photograph of a vintage coal chute structure towering over railroad tracks, with multiple lines converging in the foreground and bare trees in the background under an overcast sky.

A black and white photograph of a vintage coal chute structure towering over railroad tracks, with multiple lines converging in the foreground and bare trees in the background under an overcast sky.

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Date
2013

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Inkjet print

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 × 12in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm) Image: 10 × 10in. (25.4 × 25.4 cm)

Accession number
2014.37.12

Edition
1/9

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Jeff Brouws, courtesy Robert Mann Gallery

API
artworks/44903

Part of a series:
Coaling Towers
12 works

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A black and white photograph depicting two large concrete towers beside a railway track, with the closer tower featuring a prominent archway over the tracks. Sparse vegetation lines the railway, and various industrial structures are visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

A black and white photograph of a vintage coal chute structure towering over railroad tracks, with multiple lines converging in the foreground and bare trees in the background under an overcast sky.

A black and white photograph of an old railroad coaling tower standing alongside multiple railway tracks, with a barren landscape and overcast sky in the background.

A black and white photograph depicting a vintage railroad water tower standing between two sets of railway tracks, with a freight train parked on the track to the right. The landscape is flat with a sparse tree line in the background, and the overcast sky suggests a gloomy or cold day.

Black and white photograph of a large, historic concrete coaling tower straddling railroad tracks, with barren trees on either side under an overcast sky.

A black and white photograph of an old, tall railroad coaling tower standing over multiple intersecting train tracks, with barren trees in the background and an overcast sky.

Black and white photograph of a large, old-fashioned concrete coaling tower straddling multiple railroad tracks, with a forested area in the background on an overcast day.

A black and white photograph depicting a vintage concrete coaling tower straddling multiple railroad tracks, with barren trees in the background and a cloudy sky above.

Black and white photograph of a concrete grain elevator towering over railroad tracks, with leafless trees and a hill in the background.

Jeff Brouws
13 works in the collection

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