Human Generated Data

Title

Watertower, Essen-Leithe, D

Date

1963 (printed 1969)

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, Purchase through the generosity of the Cultural Council in the Federation of German Industry, 1993.208.4

Copyright

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

Human Generated Data

Title

Watertower, Essen-Leithe, D

People

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

Artist: Bernd Becher, German 1931 - 2007

Artist: Hilla Becher, German 1934 - 2015

Date

1963 (printed 1969)

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Purchase through the generosity of the Cultural Council in the Federation of German Industry, 1993.208.4

Copyright

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

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-06-03

Water Tower 90.6
Door 82.1
Lighthouse 72
Beacon 72
Tower 72
Architecture 72
Building 72
Outdoors 60.9
Nature 60.1
Urban 58.1
Brick 57.5
Water 55.5

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-30

no person 99.4
architecture 99.3
tower 98.5
old 98.2
retro 97
travel 96.9
sky 96.1
military 95.5
ancient 94.8
outdoors 94.1
lighthouse 92.7
antique 92.7
building 92.7
monochrome 90.4
traditional 89.2
classic 88.4
art 88
vintage 87.6
castle 86.5
fog 86.2

Imagga
created on 2022-06-03

water tower 100
reservoir 100
tank 100
vessel 79.1
sky 44.1
lighthouse 43.3
tower 43.3
container 38.3
architecture 33.6
building 33.4
light 27.4
house 25.9
sea 23.5
landmark 22.6
old 22.3
beacon 21.1
coast 18.9
travel 18.3
navigation 18.3
tall 17.9
structure 15.9
city 15.8
ocean 15.8
safety 15.7
landscape 14.2
tourism 14
cloud 13.8
historic 13.8
clouds 13.5
water 13.4
construction 12.9
island 12.8
coastal 12.7
warning 12.5
danger 11.8
power 11.8
clear 11.4
stone 11
high 10.4
rocks 10.4
wall 10.3
day 10.2
history 9.8
rock 9.6
coastline 9.4
monument 9.4
beach 9.3
urban 8.8
column 8.7
station 8.7
seaside 8.7
ancient 8.7
lamp 8.6
traditional 8.3
against 8.3
shipping 7.8
sunny 7.8
industry 7.7
outdoor 7.7
ship 7.6
cloudy 7.5
exterior 7.4
industrial 7.3
scenery 7.2
religion 7.2

Google
created on 2022-06-03

Microsoft
created on 2022-06-03

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Door
Lighthouse
Door 82.1%

Categories

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2022-06-03

a close up of a tower 84.6%
a large tall tower with a sky background 70%
a tall metal tower 63.6%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-12

a photograph of a man standing in front of a tower -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-13

Here's a description of the image:

The image is a black and white photograph featuring a water tower. The tower has a distinctive architectural design:

  • Structure: It's a tall, cylindrical structure. The top portion is rounded with two elongated rectangular windows. Below this is a wider, barrel-shaped section that tapers inward before flaring out into a cylindrical base constructed of brick. The very top of the tower is capped by a smaller, conical structure with a ventilation design.
  • Details: The main body of the tower shows signs of weathering, suggesting age. Attached to the tower is a wooden structure or possibly a ladder, positioned for access to the roof. There is a door at the base.
  • Setting: The water tower is set in a grassy landscape. Bare trees surround the tower. In the distance, a faint outline of a town or village with buildings can be seen, suggesting a rural or suburban location. The sky appears overcast.
  • Overall impression: The photograph conveys a sense of age, possibly nostalgia. The composition of the water tower is the focal point of the image, contrasting with the simple landscape around it.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-13

Here's a description of the image:

The image is a black and white photograph of a water tower. The tower is composed of three main sections. The base is made of red bricks and features a rectangular doorway with a concrete frame. Above the brick base is a section that flares outward, then inward. The top of the tower is a cylindrical structure, with what appears to be two narrow windows and an attached gauge on one side. On top of the cylinder is a smaller, dome-like structure.

The tower sits on a grassy hill, with bare trees surrounding it. In the background, there is a town or city visible in the distance. The sky is overcast.

Text analysis

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