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Rear View of Diner, Route 22, Union, NJ
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Rear View of Diner, Route 22, Union, NJ

Artist David Plowden (American, born 1932)
Date1965
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 11/16 × 7 13/16 inches (22.07 × 19.86 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/8 × 8 1/16 inches (23.19 × 20.47 cm)
Credit LineGift of David and Sandra Plowden
Object number2015.18.134
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "D Plowden 1965"; Artist's stamp on sheet verso, center, in black ink: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / DAVID PLOWDEN"; Artist's stamp on sheet verso, center, in black ink: "© DAVID PLOWDEN / 1977 1971 [both dates crossed out in pencil]
InscribedOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "Rear view of diner / Rte 22 NJ Union, NJ"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "1265 - 140", "c [circled]"; On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "→", "[?] date DP / 03/22/15"
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DescriptionRear view of diner sign with text reversed.Gallery Label

David Plowden took this photograph from behind a roadside diner. This unusual vantage point privileges the building’s functional components over the readability of its signage and façade. This unique perspective prompts the viewer to understand this subject as a jigsaw of shapes and forms, rather than an immediately recognizable category of architecture.

 

Renowned for his catalogue of American subjects, Plowden has made extensive studies of steam trains, boats, bridges, barns, small towns, and farmlands across the United States.

Copyright© David Plowden
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