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The Blue Swallow Motel, Tucumcari, New Mexico, July 1990
The Blue Swallow Motel, Tucumcari, New Mexico, July 1990
The Blue Swallow Motel, Tucumcari, New Mexico, July 1990

The Blue Swallow Motel, Tucumcari, New Mexico, July 1990

Artist (American, born 1949)
Date1990 (printed 2021)
MediumPigment print
DimensionsImage: 15 × 19 in. (38.1 × 48.3 cm)
Support: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Steve Fitch, 2021
Object number2021.10.15
DescriptionOblique view of one-story motel office at night with prominent neon sign on the roof featuring the blue outline of a bird, the words “Blue Swallow” in green script, and “MOTEL” in red. Sign also includes the words “100% // REFRIGERATED // AIR” in green neon, a white panel reading “VACANCY”, “TV” in red, and a white sign with black lettering reading “TRUCK // + // UHAUL // PARKING”. Other signs and roadway visible at right. Building has red words “OFFICE” and “LOBBY” on exterior with some red neon around windows.
On View
Not on view
Terms
  • night
  • neon
  • highways
  • signs
  • motels
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