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Human Generated Data

Title

Cooling Tower, Zeche Waltrop, Ruhr District, from the portfolio "Industrial Buildings"

Date

1975

People

Artist: Bernd and Hilla Becher, German active 1959 - 2007

Artist: Bernd Becher, German 1931 - 2007

Artist: Hilla Becher, German 1934 - 2015

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Arend and Brigitte Oetker, 1993.209.10

Copyright

© Estate Bernd & Hilla Becher, represented by Max Becher, 2020

Human Generated Data

Title

Cooling Tower, Zeche Waltrop, Ruhr District, from the portfolio "Industrial Buildings"

People

Artist: Bernd and Hilla Becher, German active 1959 - 2007

Artist: Bernd Becher, German 1931 - 2007

Artist: Hilla Becher, German 1934 - 2015

Date

1975

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Arend and Brigitte Oetker, 1993.209.10

Copyright

© Estate Bernd & Hilla Becher, represented by Max Becher, 2020

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-06-03

Tower 99.5
Architecture 99.5
Building 99.5
Spire 97.5
Steeple 97.5
Plant 58.8
Tree 58.8
Beacon 58.1
Drawing 57.9
Art 57.9

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-30

no person 98.5
steel 96.4
technology 95.9
industry 95.7
sky 94.8
grinder 94.1
architecture 93.7
expression 93.3
monochrome 93.2
old 91.5
construction 91.5
pollution 90.4
outdoors 89.7
vintage 89.5
building 88.5
abandoned 87.3
tower 87.3
tallest 86.3
energy 86.2
silo 83.7

Imagga
created on 2022-06-03

water tower 100
reservoir 96.3
tank 72.2
tower 70.2
electricity 62.4
power 54.7
energy 51.4
cable 49.1
structure 48.4
vessel 47.3
sky 46.4
industry 45.3
voltage 44.1
line 42.9
high 42.5
steel 42.1
industrial 40.9
electric 39.4
electrical 39.3
pylon 36.5
wire 32.5
transmission 31.5
metal 30.6
supply 28
tall 27.3
technology 26
cables 25.5
station 25.2
container 23.5
environment 23.1
engineering 21.9
construction 21.4
lines 19.8
volt 19.8
distribution 19.7
generator 19
wires 18.7
current 18.6
danger 18.2
equipment 16.8
cooling tower 16.5
fuel 16.4
clouds 16.1
generation 15.4
network 14.9
volts 14.8
architecture 14.5
pollution 14.4
building 13
high voltage 12.9
infrastructure 12.8
mast 12.8
towers 12.7
pole 12.7
production 12.7
frame 12.6
grid 12.6
beacon 12.4
silhouette 12.4
cooling system 11.6
factory 11.6
plant 11.2
transformer 10.9
against 10.1
connection 10.1
field 10.1
pylons 9.9
nuclear 9.7
landscape 9.7
urban 9.6
connect 9.6
environmental 9.4
outdoors 9
transmit 8.9
watt 8.9
mechanism 8.7
cloud 8.6
bridge 8.6
global 8.2
wiring 7.9
watts 7.9
overhead 7.9
charge 7.9
steam 7.8
powerful 7.8
built 7.7
city 7.7
communications 7.7
chimney 7.6
single 7.4

Google
created on 2022-06-03

Microsoft
created on 2022-06-03

outdoor 99.6
sky 98.8
building 98.6
lighthouse 70.9
tower 38.2

Color Analysis

Categories

Captions

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-05

a photograph of a large tower with a large metal structure -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-05

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image presents a tall, industrial structure, likely a cooling tower or a similar industrial apparatus. The overall aesthetic is minimalist and slightly somber, conveyed by the black and white photography.

Detailed Description:

  • Structure: The dominant feature is a tower-like structure. It has a distinctive shape, wider at the base and tapering slightly upwards before widening again at the top. The structure appears to be made from a framework of metal beams, with corrugated panels filling in the spaces. This gives it a strong geometric quality, with many triangular and rectangular shapes.
  • Material and Texture: The corrugated panels suggest a material like corrugated metal or potentially translucent plastic. They also have a slightly weathered, aged appearance. The metal framework looks solid and robust.
  • Surroundings: The structure is set in a somewhat desolate or abandoned setting. There is a field of tall, dead grass in the foreground. Trees and brush are visible around the sides of the structure, and it appears that the image was taken on a cloudy or overcast day.
  • Composition and Perspective: The image is a front-facing shot, with the tower centrally placed, emphasizing its height and the structure of its form. The horizon is relatively high, with the clear sky creating an open, expansive background, which contrasts with the detailed textures of the tower.
  • Mood and Tone: The overall mood is one of industrial history and perhaps abandonment or decay. The monochromatic color scheme reinforces this mood. The starkness of the image and the nature of the subject matter evoke a sense of function and the passage of time.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-05

The black-and-white photograph presents a tall, geometric structure reminiscent of an industrial tower or cooling tower, set against a backdrop of trees and sky.

The tower is constructed from a framework of metal beams arranged in a pattern of triangles and squares. This framework supports panels of corrugated material, possibly metal or some type of translucent sheeting, which form the outer shell of the structure. The base of the tower appears to be open, supported by a concrete platform.

The tower has a distinct shape, with the base wider and then narrowing as it ascends before expanding again towards the top. There are horizontal bands that seem to provide additional support or act as platforms around the upper section.

In the background, trees are visible on the left, and a building with large windows can be seen on the right, suggesting an industrial or commercial setting. The ground is covered with sparse vegetation, indicating a potentially neglected or abandoned area.

The lighting in the photograph is soft and even, creating a muted contrast that emphasizes the textures of the materials and the geometric patterns of the structure. The overall mood is somewhat stark and industrial, with a sense of age and perhaps disuse.