Dam #6, Three Gorges Dam Project, Yangtze River, China

2005

Edward Burtynsky

Associated Names
Edward Burtynsky

Artist, Canadian, born 1955

This photograph shows a large construction site with many cranes, large circular structures, and scaffolding, seen from high above. The cranes are in many colors, including black, green, and red. Rebar and construction materials are scattered around, including coils, cylinders, and various machinery. In the center is a low section with several large circular structures in a vertical line, and on either side of this section are tall walls stacked with scaffolding and materials. The color palette includes concrete grey, red, bright green, and pastel corrugated metal. Far in the background, a greenish-blue landscape is visible under a white sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 48 × 60 cm (18 7/8 × 23 5/8 in.)
    framed: 124.3 × 154.8 × 3.6 cm (48 15/16 × 60 15/16 × 1 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5277

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edward Burtynsky, Toronto; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2005

  • Burtynsky, Edward. China. Steidl, 2005: 25.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right corner in black ink: [illegible]; by unknown hand, bottom right corner, typed: [?] 2005 [?]; artist stamp, lower right corner in black ink: EB

Wikidata ID

Q64147086

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