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Charles Sheeler — Baldwin Locomotive Plant
Charles Sheeler

Baldwin Locomotive Plant

A striking gelatin silver print by Charles Sheeler capturing the industrial grandeur of the Baldwin Locomotive Plant with his signature Precisionist aesthetic. The photograph emphasizes the geometric forms, clean lines, and mechanical structures of the manufacturing facility, transforming industrial architecture into a study of abstract composition. Sheeler's masterful use of light and shadow elevates the factory setting into an almost reverent portrayal of American industrial power.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation

October 3, 2017

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Charles Sheeler, Baldwin Locomotive Plant

A striking gelatin silver print by Charles Sheeler capturing the industrial grandeur of the Baldwin Locomotive Plant with his signature Precisionist aesthetic. The photograph emphasizes the geometric forms, clean lines, and mechanical structures of the manufacturing facility, transforming industrial architecture into a study of abstract composition. Sheeler's masterful use of light and shadow elevates the factory setting into an almost reverent portrayal of American industrial power.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Architectural Subject, Photography, Industrial Photography, Geometric Composition, Male Artist, Factory Interior, Black and White Photography, Early Twentieth Century, Gelatin Silver Print, American Artist, Urban Industrial, Urban Landscape, Monochromatic, Precisionism, Modernist Master, Modern Master, Black and White, Industrial Subject

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art