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Century Wind Project, Blairsburg, Iowa, from the series American Power

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    Object Details

    Artist

    Mitch Epstein, born Holyoke, MA 1952

    Gallery Label

    Wind turbines outnumber people in the tiny town of Blairsburg, Iowa; their massive rotating blades redefine the horizon in this part of the heartland. Mitch Epstein's sweeping view focuses on the line between a residential neighborhood and farmland, where wind turbines produce enough energy to serve 100,000 homes. This photograph and others in Epstein's American Power series contemplate the relationship between energy production and American society and the ongoing debate about power sources and the realities of climate change.

    Credit Line

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment

    Copyright

    © 2008, Mitch Epstein / Black River Productions, Ltd.

    Date

    2008

    Object number

    2013.41.1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    Photography-Photoprint

    Medium

    chromogenic print

    Dimensions

    45 x 58 in. (114.3 x 147.3 cm)

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    Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

    Department

    Graphic Arts

    Data Source

    Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7dab9716e-ec22-4318-aa5e-c150d04f3316

    Record ID

    saam_2013.41.1

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