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"Lounge" Sign. US 90, Crowley, Louisiana
"Lounge" Sign. US 90, Crowley, Louisiana

"Lounge" Sign. US 90, Crowley, Louisiana

Former TitleLounge Sign with Window and Top Hat, US 90, Crowley, LA
Artist Jim Dow (American, born 1942)
Date1975
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 20 × 15 7/8 inches (50.8 × 40.31 cm)
Sheet: 23 7/8 × 20 1/16 inches (60.63 × 50.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2018.51.31
SignedSigned on sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "© [signature]"
InscribedTitled, dated, and editioned on sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "LOUNGE SIGN W. WINDOW & TOP HAT, US 90, CROWLEY, LOUISIANA, 1975. #3/25, ptd [printed] 8/96 PP"
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 3/25
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DescriptionImage of a door with a small window in the center and the word "LOUNGE" painted along the bottom. A top hat with a walking stick is painted above.Gallery Label
Though simply rendered, the text, imagery, and architectural components of this sign come together to convey a complex set of messages. Painted on bare plywood, a bowler hat and pool cue hover over a small, diamond-shaped window. While the pool cue is common to a dive bar, the inclusion of the bowler hat suggests, perhaps, that the owners sought to entice visitors aspiring to a different leisure class.
Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2018;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Copyright© Jim Dow
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