Snakepit operator, Highway 66, Sayre, Oklahoma, 1972
Artist
Steve Fitch
(American, born 1949)
DateNegative 1973, print 1972
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 × 12 in. (25.4 × 30.5 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Steve Fitch, 2021
Object number2021.10.2
DescriptionMost of composition is filled with a large hand-painted sign advertising a reptile ranch. Man at center stands on a small strip of earth at the bottom edge of the composition, wearing a hat and a sports coat over striped overalls. His arms are extended forward to display the long snake he holds in his hands.On View
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