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Highway 54, 60 and 285, Vaughn, New Mexico, January, 1994 (from the series Western Landmarks)
Highway 54, 60 and 285, Vaughn, New Mexico, January, 1994 (from the series Western Landmarks)
Highway 54, 60 and 285, Vaughn, New Mexico, January, 1994 (from the series Western Landmarks)

Highway 54, 60 and 285, Vaughn, New Mexico, January, 1994 (from the series Western Landmarks)

Artist (American, born 1949)
DateJanuary 1994 (printed 2011)
MediumPigment print
DimensionsImage: 12 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (31.1 × 31.1 cm)
Support: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Mat: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the New Mexico Council on Photography, 2020
Object number2020.18.2
DescriptionAt center is a commercial sign for the Ideal Motel, raised on two poles stuck into a long piece of wood. On top is a green section with the word "Ideal" in script and below is a red section with the word "Motel" in block letters. Behind the sign is a white building and a tall tree that fills most of the blue sky. The landscape is otherwise fairly barren and brown through another tree and building are visible in the far left background.
On View
Not on view
Terms
  • urban landscapes
  • highways
  • buildings
  • roadsides
  • motels
  • signs
  • tourism
  • neon
  • swimmers
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