Bernd and Hilla Becher
Bernd Becher was born in Siegen, Germany, in 1931. He died in Rostock, Germany, in 2007. Hilla Becher was born in Potsdam, Germany, in 1934. She died in Düsseldorf in 2015.
Art
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Lime Kilns, Dieversburg, Holland, 1968
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Partial View of Winding Tower, Coal Mine "Amalie," Bochum-Werne, Germany, 1968
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Partial view of Winding Tower, Coal Mine "Friedrich Heinrich," Kamp-Lintfort, Germany, 1982
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Mines of Giraumont, Lorraine, France, 1985
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Air Filter for Steel Plant, Neuves-Maisons, France, 1986
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Gas Cooler in Cokery Plant, Coal Mine "Emscher-Lippe," Ruhr District, Germany, 1987
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Gas Cooler in Cokery Plant, Coal Mine "Heinrich-Robert," Hamm, Ruhr District, Germany, 1987
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Partial View of Winding Tower, Coal Mine "Minister Stein," Dortmund, Germany, 1987
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Partial View of Winding Tower, Coal Mine "Minister Stein," Dortmund, Germany, 1987
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Partial View of Preparation Plant, coal Mine, Waterschei, Belgium, 1988
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Partial View of Winding Tower, Coal Mine, Winterslag, Belgium, 1988
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Gas Cooler in Cokery Plant, Coal Mine "Scholven," Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr District, Germany, 1991
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Partial View of Blast Furnace, Unterwellenborn, Thüringen, Germany, 1991
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Partial View of Winding Tower, Coal mine "Minister Stein," Dortmund, Germany, 1991
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Partial View of Blast Furnace, Unterwellenborn, Thüringen, Germany, 1991
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Partial View of Blast Furnace, Duisburg-Bruckhausen, Germany, 1991
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Detail of Petrochemical Plant, Wesseling near Colgne, Germany, 1992
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Gas Cooler in Cokery Plant, Coal Mine "Anna," Alsdorf/Aachen, Germany, 1992
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Lime Kilns, near Diez/Lahn, Germany, 1992
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Partial View of Blast Furnace, Rombas, Lorraine, France, 1992
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Partial View of Blast Furnace, Uckange, Lorraine, France, 1992
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Partial View of Gas Tank, Coal Mine "Anna," Alsdorf/Aachen, Germany, 1992
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Partial View of Lime Plant, Dugny/Verdun, France, 1992
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Partial View of Lime Plant, Dugny/Verdun, France, 1992
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Partial View of Water Cooler, Coal Mine "Anna," Alsdorf/Aachen, Germany, 1992
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Lime Kilns, Jemelle, Belgium, 1996
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Lime Kilns, Jemelle, Belgium, 1996
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Lime Kilns, Marche-les-Dames, Belgium, 1996
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Plant for Styrofoam Production, Wesseling near Cologne, Germany, 1997
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Lime Kilns, Rübeland, Harz Mountains, Germany, 1997
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Lime Kilns, Kaltestal, Harz Mountains, Germany, 1997
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Bernd and Hilla Becher
Lime Kilns, Kaltestal, Harz Mountains, Germany, 1997
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Books
Photo: Ethan Harrison
Bernd & Hilla Becher: Pennsylvania Coal Mine Tipples
This book is devoted to the wooden mineheads of the eastern regions of Pennsylvania, which were photographed by Bernd and Hilla Becher in 1974–1975 and 1977–78.
