J.J. Summer's Agency, Duluth, Minn. 7/11/73

1973, printed 2009

Stephen Shore

Associated Names
Stephen Shore

Artist, American, born 1947

The image displays a storefront window with a small mint green vintage cash register and a sign advertising a "Baseball Circus" event. Soft pastel colors dominate the color palette, including the mint green of the cash register and the light beige or cream of the window frame and sign. The cash register is centered on a raised display platform in the middle of the window, while the sign is affixed to the lower right corner of the glass pane. Above the window, there is a beige-yellow banner with the word "CALCULATORS" in black letters. A retro-style clock is hanging inside on the left side, visible through the glass.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco); NGA purchase, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, across bottom in black ink: J. J. SUMMER'S AGENCY, DULUTH, MINN 7/11/73; artist's hand, across lower center in black ink: 8/8; artist's signature, lower right in black ink: STEPHEN SHORE; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite on label: SS.04114

Wikidata ID

Q64171388

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