Café, Lacrosse, Wisconsin

Artist David Plowden (American, born 1932)

Date1973

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 10 7/16 × 11 1/16 inches (26.47 × 28.09 cm)
Mount and mat: 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.64 cm)

Credit LineGift of Sandra S. Plowden

Object number2019.8.41

SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in pencil: [signature]; Signed and dated on mount verso, center, in pencil: "[signature] 1973".

InscribedOn mount verso, center, in pencil: "Cafe / LeCrosse, Wisconsin"

MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "2."; On mount verso, lower left, in pencil: "40" [circled].

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DescriptionImage of a facade with signs that read "Casino" and "Lousy Service". A striped awning covers the door marked 304 and the back half of a parked car is seen in the lower left corner.Provenance

Provenance

David Plowden, Winnetka, IL;

his gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

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