End of an Era

1945

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

This is a photograph of a theater's entrance, which is closed due to a presidential death. The image shows a glass-fronted ticket booth with movie posters displayed on both sides. In the center, a prominently displayed sign reads "CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF THE DEATH OF OUR BELOVED PRESIDENT F.D.R. Will open at 6:00 P.M." Surrounding the sign are images of scenes from movies and the price listing for adult and children's tickets including taxes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.6 × 24.8 cm (12 13/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.6 × 27.6 cm (14 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.50

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nathan Lerner; Estate of Nathan Lerner, Chicago, 1997; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: "End of an Era" / Nathan Lerner/1945; by unknown hand, upper right circled: 69, upper right: S; lower left: N.Y.45-1-1; lower right: #45.1.1

Wikidata ID

Q64158437

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