Artist
Bernd BecherGerman, 1931–2007
Artist
Hilla Becher German, 1934–2015
CultureGerman
Titles
- Fördertürme
- Shaft Towers
- Fosse Dutemple bei Valenciennes, Nordfrankreich
- Dutemple Mine at Valenciennes, northern France
Date1967
PlaceGermany
MediumGelatin silver prints
DimensionsOverall: 39 7/8 × 28 7/8 in. (101.3 × 73.3 cm)
Sheet (top four): 11 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (29.8 × 24.1 cm)
Sheet (bottom two): 5 5/8 × 9 3/8 in. (14.3 × 23.8 cm)
Sheet (top four): 11 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (29.8 × 24.1 cm)
Sheet (bottom two): 5 5/8 × 9 3/8 in. (14.3 × 23.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.635
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Contemporary Photos from the Manfred Heiting Collection," Museum of Fine Arts Houston, May 17–August 10, 2003.
"Contemporary Photography from the Collection of the MFAH," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 15, 2003–January 4, 2004.
“The Will to Architecture,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 1–July 6, 2014.
"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
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Bernd Becher
1978–1982
Gelatin silver prints
2002.634.A-.F
Various Artists
1880–1970
Albumen silver prints, tintypes, cyanotypes, gelatin silver prints, chromogenic prints, internal dye diffusion transfer prints, lentincular prints
2020.137.5.1-.501
Various Artists
1880–1970
Albumen silver prints, gelatin silver prints, collages, embroidered postcards, chromogenic prints, internal dye diffusion transfer prints
2020.137.6.1-.196
Various Artists
1880–1970
Albumen silver prints, tintypes, gelatin silver prints, chromogenic prints, internal dye diffusion transfer prints
2020.137.4.1-.184
Various Artists
1880–1970
Albumen silver prints, tintypes, gelatin silver prints, offset lithographs, chromogenic prints, internal dye diffusion transfer prints
2020.137.3.1-.213
Unknown
Various
110 gelatin silver prints, chromogenic prints, cyanotypes, internal dye diffusion transfer prints, and halftone prints
2021.588.1-.110