Signs In The Oil Town Of Hobbs, New Mexico
Artist
Russell Lee
(American, 1903 - 1986)
Printer
Eddie Dyba
DateMarch 1940 (printed 1990)
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 13 1/8 in. (24.1 × 33.3 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineNew Mexico Farm Security Administration Collection, Museum purchase with funds from the Pinewood Foundation with additional support from Barbara Erdman, 1990
Object number1990.70.132
DescriptionFour advertisement signs are seen in a large vacant dirt lot. The sign on the far right reads, “PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 4 BLOCKS (arrow symbol)”, the middle sign is a movie poster for “White Zombie”, the lower left sign reads, “THE CHURCH OF GOD 1 BLOCK (finger pointing symbol), and the far left sign reads “OIL LEASES AND ROYALTIES PHONE 101-W”. Brush can be seen in the lower right of the image and homes, vehicles and powerlines can be seen in the far distance.On View
Not on viewTerms
Russell Lee
June 1940 (printed 1990)
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