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Route 66

Series TitleRoute 66 Motels
Artist John Schott (American, born 1944)
Date1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 11/16 × 9 5/8 inches (19.53 × 24.46 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 inches (20.32 × 25.22 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.15.27
SignedSigned on sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "John Schott 1973"
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "ROUTE 66 CAT.7.1 PRINT 1973"
MarkingsYellow post-it note attached to sheet verso, written in black pen: "A PARTICULARLY / BEAUTIFUL PRINT / OF THIS IMAGE" [2016: note removed (non-archival) and placed in Registration's files. -TKB]
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DescriptionImage of El Nido motel office with neon signs and blurry boy standing next to tricycle just outside front door.
Copyright© John Schott
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