Century Wind Project, Blairsburg, Iowa, from the series American Power

Media - 2013.41.1 - SAAM-2013.41.1_1 - 86753
Copied Mitch Epstein, Century Wind Project, Blairsburg, Iowa, from the series American Power, 2008, chromogenic print, 45 x 58 in. (114.3 x 147.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.41.1, © 2008, Mitch Epstein / Black River Productions, Ltd.

Artwork Details

Title
Century Wind Project, Blairsburg, Iowa, from the series American Power
Artist
Date
2008
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
45 x 58 in. (114.3 x 147.3 cm)
Copyright
© 2008, Mitch Epstein / Black River Productions, Ltd.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
chromogenic print
Classifications
Object Number
2013.41.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2013.41.1

Artwork Description

Wind turbines outnumber people in the tiny town of Blairsburg, Iowa; their massive rotating blades redefine the horizon in this part of the heartland. Mitch Epstein's sweeping view focuses on the line between a residential neighborhood and farmland, where wind turbines produce enough energy to serve 100,000 homes. This photograph and others in Epstein's American Power series contemplate the relationship between energy production and American society and the ongoing debate about power sources and the realities of climate change.