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Mounds of broken and discarded glass,Corning Glass Works from FLX Kodachrome Series
Artist
Benn, Nathan
(born 1950)
Date1976
Dimensionssheet (a): 17 1/4 × 24 in. (43.8 × 61 cm)
frame (a): 22 1/4 × 28 1/4 in. (56.5 × 71.8 cm)
sheet (b): 14 1/2 × 18 3/4 in. (36.8 × 47.6 cm)
frame (a): 22 1/4 × 28 1/4 in. (56.5 × 71.8 cm)
sheet (b): 14 1/2 × 18 3/4 in. (36.8 × 47.6 cm)
ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL
Credit LineMuseum Purchase with In-Kind Gift by the Artist
Object number2021.9.4a-b
Description2 horizontal, rectangular color prints with photographer's caption “At Corning Glass, mounds of broken and discarded glass await recycling and remanufacture. The fragments are remains of Pyrex coffee pots that were rejected as imperfect in production. Corning, NY, May 25, 1976.”; exterior factory scene with large pile of glass "jars" spanning from right foreground to middle ground in courtyard-type area. Collections
- Photography
Not on view