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Metadata
Title |
Union Carbide's First Chemical Operation, Clendenin, West Virginia |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
2001.004.002 |
Description |
Union Carbide's First Chemical Operation, Clendenin, West Virginia by Roy Brown Oil on canvas Landscape painting with architecture. A high eye-level view of a river valley from a hilltop, showing a small cluster of industrial buildings concentrated in the lower right. Post-Impressionistic style. Pencil marks visible beneath the paint, and layers of paint are thin in some areas especially on the factory buildings. Inscribed, lower right: Roy Brown / Clendenin / W. Va. Artist Roy Henry Brown (1879-1956) was an American landscape painter and illustrator. Union Carbide Corporation built the world's first petrochemical plant in 1920 in Clendenin, West Virginia. Major corporate products first produced at the plant include ethylene oxide/glycol, alcohols, olefins, and polyethylene. |
Artist |
Roy Brown |
Dimensions |
H-32 W-40 inches |
Material |
Oil on Canvas |
Medium |
Oil on Canvas |
Digital Collections Link |
https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/5999n3919 |
Search Terms |
Chemical Plants Dow Chemical Company Factories Landscapes Painting Union Carbide Corporation |