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Bins of broken and discarded glass, Corning, Glass Works from FLX Kodachrome Series
Artist
Benn, Nathan
(born 1950)
Date1976
Dimensionssheet (a): 24 × 32 1/2 in. (61 × 82.6 cm)
frame (a): 28 1/4 × 36 1/4 in. (71.8 × 92.1 cm)
sheet (b): 17 1/4 × 24 in. (43.8 × 61 cm)
frame (a): 28 1/4 × 36 1/4 in. (71.8 × 92.1 cm)
sheet (b): 17 1/4 × 24 in. (43.8 × 61 cm)
ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL
Credit LineMuseum Purchase with In-Kind Gift by the Artist
Object number2021.9.3a-b
Description2 horizontal, rectangular color prints with photographer's caption “At Corning Glass, bins of broken and discarded glass, sorted by color, await disposal or recycling. The fragments are remains of glass objects that were rejected as imperfect in production. Corning, NY, May 25, 1976.”; view from above of numerous bins with a variety of colored glass sherds in foreground and middle ground; male worker on small bulldozer near center background with load of white or clear glass sherds in dumpster; stalls with piles of white of clear glass sherds in background.Collections
- Photography
Not on view