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Cooling Tower, CWM Colliery, South Wales by Bernd and Hilla Becher — VisualArtsDB

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Cooling Tower, CWM Colliery, South Wales

Cooling Tower, CWM Colliery, South Wales

Cooling Tower, CWM Colliery, South Wales

Bernd and Hilla Becher

1966

Dimensions: 18.1 Centimeters (Measurements) × 23.9 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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