Edward Burtynsky
Manufacturing #11, Youngor Textiles, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province

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Artist Edward Burtynsky (Canadian, born 1955)Canadian, born 1955

CultureCanadian

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Manufacturing #11, Youngor Textiles, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province

Date2005

PlaceNingbo, China

MediumChromogenic print

DimensionsImage: 40 × 60 in. (101.6 × 152.4 cm)
Mount: 40 x 60 in. (101.6 x 152.4 cm)
Frame: 42 x 62 x 1 5/8 in. (106.7 x 157.5 x 4.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Charles Cowles and the artist

Object number2007.735

Not on view

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Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionEdward Burtynsky's subjects range from mines, quarries, recycling depots and oil fields, to refineries and shipyards. His detailed and precisely rendered works document the changing relationship of humankind to nature. Here, he captures China's growing economy by photographing hundreds of uniformed young workers in the cafeteria of a large textile manufacturing factory in Southern China. The one woman wearing a red sweater adds a note of individuality in this sea of conformity.
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED: "Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky", Brooklyn Museum, 10/07/2005 - 01/15/2006

"Ruptures and Continuities: Photography Made after 1960 from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Foundation Galleries, February 21 - May 9, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

No visible marks - the photograph is framed.

Signed in ink on verso lower right back label: "Ed Burtynsky"

Printed label on verso lower right: "Title: Manufacturing #11, Youngor Textiles, / Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China 2005 3/9 / Original: 4 x 5 colour negative / Printed: 2005 on Fuji Digital Crystal Archive Paper / Image Size: 40 x 60 inch substrate / Artist: Edward Burtynsky / (signature)"

Printed labels on verso:
"BROOKLYN MUSEUM / Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of / Edward Burtynsky / Venue: Brooklyn Museum, 10/07/2005 to 01/15/2006 / / EL38.21 / ... / Courtesy of Charles Cowles, New York"

"THE GILDER CUSTOM FRAMING / 23a Morrow Avenue Toronto ON"
"Glazing / ... /Water White Denglas / ... / Hinging / ... / Other / Date 09/2005"

"This frame is made of maple from a sustainable forest. / The black finish is made with non-toxic, water-based ink."

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