Helen Nelson’s Beauty Parlor, Alta Vista, KS
Artist
David Plowden
(American, born 1932)
Date1991; printed 2005
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 × 10 1/4 inches (25.4 × 26.04 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 14 inches (27.94 × 35.56 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 14 inches (27.94 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of David and Sandra Plowden
Object number2015.18.81
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "D Plowden 1991"
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Helen Nelson's Beauty Parlor / Alta Vista, Kansas"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "591-171-S-3-8005001 / 19f16 D 1:2";
On sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: 7/24/05";
On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "C" [circled]
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DescriptionImage of beauty parlor with arched doorway leading to salon chair. There are bird sculptures mounted to the wall above, built-in bookcases filled with beauty supplies, and a mannequin’s head.Copyright© David Plowden
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