Object number:
A67.137.53117.5
Object name:
photograph
Title:
Neon Cowboy - "This is the Place
Maker:
Dorothea Lange
Date made:
1953
Material / Technique:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
H: 9.9375 in, W: 7.75 in
Credit line:
Gift of Paul S. Taylor
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Physical description:
Gelatin silver contact sheet printed on Agfa photopaper. Back of contact sheet stamped with Lange's number. Contact sheet shows three negatives of the 4 inches by 5 inches format and one negative of the 2.25 inches by 2.25 inches format.
Content description:
No original description. Images show a neon sign in the shape of a pointing cowboy with the words "THIS IS THE PLACE".
Concepts:
Dorothea Lange Project: Three Mormon Towns
Places:
Utah
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