Bernd & Hilla Becher: Water Towers
Using a precisely positioned large format view camera and working on overcast days, the Bechers created photographs with the uniform, neutral appearance of architectural renderings or scientific records, transforming their subjects into what they called “anonymous sculpture.”

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.A., 1980
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20-1/2 inches (sheet) [61.0 x 52.1 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Wauseon, Ohio, U.S.A., 1977
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20-1/2 inches (sheet) [61.0 x 52.1 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Circle City, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1974
gelatin silver print, 23-7/8 x 20-1/4 inches (sheet) [60.6 x 51.4 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Toledo, Ohio, USA, 1978
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20-1/4 inches (image & sheet) [61.0 x 51.0 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Gary, Indiana, U.S.A., 1977
gelatin silver print, 24-1/2 x 20 inches (sheet) [62.2 x 50.8 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Carmaux, France, 1984
gelatin silver print, 24-5/8 x 20 inches (sheet) [62.2 x 50.8 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Neville Island, near Pittsburgh, USA, 1980
gelatin silver print, 24-1/2 x 20 inches (sheet) [62.2 x 50.8 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, St. Jean de Vedas, Herault, F., 1984
gelatin silver print, 24-1/2 x 20 inches (sheet) [62.2 x 50.8 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Crailsheim, Germany, 1980
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet)

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Findlay, Ohio, USA, 1977
gelatin silver print, 23-7/8 x 20-3/8 inches (image & sheet) [60.6 x 51.8 cm]

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Water Tower, Herve/Liège, Belgium, 1971
gelatin silver print, 23-1/2 x 19-1/4 inches (image & sheet) [59.7 x 48.9 cm], edition of 5

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BHB-12-032

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BHB-12-034 BHB.0340

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Weirton, West Virginia, U.S.A.
1980
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20-1/2 inches (sheet) [61.0 x 52.1 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Wauseon, Ohio, U.S.A.
1977
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20-1/2 inches (sheet) [61.0 x 52.1 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Circle City, New Jersey, U.S.A.
1974
gelatin silver print, 23-7/8 x 20-1/4 inches (sheet) [60.6 x 51.4 cm]

Bernd & Hilla BecherWater Tower, Gary, Indiana, U.S.A.
1977
gelatin silver print, 24-1/2 x 20 inches (sheet) [62.2 x 50.8 cm]