Detail, Bellhop Sign. US 62, Charleston, Missouri
Former TitleBell Hop's Face Sign Detail, US 62, Charleston, MO
Artist
Jim Dow
(American, born 1942)
Date1975
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 7 15/16 inches (24.46 × 20.14 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 9 7/8 inches (27.94 × 25.07 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 9 7/8 inches (27.94 × 25.07 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2018.51.6
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil.
InscribedTitled, dated, and editioned on sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "SIGN DETAIL, BELL HOP'S FACE, US 63, CHARLESTON, MO 1975 #1/25"
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 1/25
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a painted sign depicting a softly focused image of a man's face, he's wearing a bell hop's hat and his mouth appears to be drawn on with a pencil.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2018;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Copyright© Jim Dow
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