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Abandoned Truck Stop. US 61/AR 150, near Number Nine, Arkansas
Abandoned Truck Stop. US 61/AR 150, near Number Nine, Arkansas

Abandoned Truck Stop. US 61/AR 150, near Number Nine, Arkansas

Former TitleAbandoned Truck Stop, US 61 near Number 9, ARK
Artist Jim Dow (American, born 1942)
Date1970
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 15/16 × 9 11/16 inches (20.14 × 24.61 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 15/16 inches (27.94 × 35.38 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2018.51.5
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil.
InscribedTitled, dated, and editioned on sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "ABANDONED TRUCK STOP, US 61, NUMBER NINE, ARKANSAS. 1970 #1/25"
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 1/25
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DescriptionImage of an abandoned truck stop with a weathered sign and concrete posts with flaking paint. In the background is a domed building constructed of corrugated metal panels.Gallery Label
Often, Dow pictured establishments that were barely hanging on or completely shuttered. This view of an abandoned truck stop along US 61 was located in an unincorporated community named Number Nine in the Mississippi delta in Arkansas. The site appears as a broken assemblage of concrete slabs, defunct light fixtures, and a rusted metal sign. A ruin in desolate surroundings, devoid of people or new development, the site conveys a palpable sense of loss.
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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