About the Collector

John P. Eckblad

With the help and support of his wife Susie, John has put together this collection over the last three and a half decades.

John, an organizational consultant and an author spent much of his childhood in the coal mining hills of western Pennsylvania and for decades consulted to large petrochemical complexes in northeastern England and northern Europe.

In his work, John was surrounded by landscapes marked by cooling towers, pipe bridges, cat crackers, methane fermenters, machine works, and nuclear power plants. “Having had the privilege of working in heavy industry, my collection helps me recall the rhythms, colors, sounds, and feel of these places and times. The memories have become a constant reference. For over thirty-five years, I’ve continued to search for similary captivating views in life and art.”

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