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"Governor's" Sign on Pole. US 25W, Knoxville, Tennessee
"Governor's" Sign on Pole. US 25W, Knoxville, Tennessee

"Governor's" Sign on Pole. US 25W, Knoxville, Tennessee

Former TitleRollerskate Sign on Pole, US 25W, Knoxville, TN
Artist Jim Dow (American, born 1942)
Date1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 13/16 × 9 5/8 inches (19.86 × 24.46 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 13 15/16 inches (27.94 × 35.38 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2018.51.46
SignedSigned on sheet verso, bottom, in pencil.
InscribedTitled and dated on sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "ROLLER KATE SIGN ON POLE, US 28W, KNOXVILLE, TN 1973" / "Govenor's [sic] Skating Rink Sign, Tennessee".
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DescriptionImage of an illuminated sign inside of a protective cage; it depicts a roller skate with wings and a sign which reads "GOVERNOR'S".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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