West Wall, Rohm Corporation
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West Wall, Rohm Corporation
Artwork Details
Artist/Maker
Lewis Baltz
American, 1945–2014
American, 1945–2014
Date
1974
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Accession #
1978.43
Dimensions
6 x 9 inches
Location
Currently Not on View
Description
Lewis Baltz was at the forefront of a group of photographers known as the New Topographics. In the early 1970s, these artists expanded the definition of landscape to include those modified by humans. Through their stark photographs, they critically examined the effects of residential, commercial, and industrial development on the natural world.
Baltz approached the subjects of industrial manufacturing and warehousing with a deadpan sensibility. In this uninflected photograph of an electronic components manufacturer, he diminished the delicate tree line at the horizon and instead foregrounded the rigid geometry of the concrete structure.