Title from caption on object: “Bob Lamson's Ad Photographed on a Television Screen”

1984

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

This is a photograph of a television screen displaying a figure wearing a gas mask. The image is monochrome and appears to be a photograph of a television broadcast. The focal point is the figure wearing a gas mask. Below the figure, there is text reading "ROD CHANDLER VOTES 'AYE' FOR NERVE GAS." The screen's curvature and light distortion add to the retro aesthetic of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.8 × 24.7 cm (6 5/8 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 25.3 cm (8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.655

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, lower center printed in black ink on applied red sticker: 40; lower center printed in black ink on applied newspaper: Bob Lamson's [circled in red ink] ad photographed on a television screen.; lower center stamped in red ink on applied newspaper: SEP 15 1984; by unknown hand, bottom center in pink ink: x- Rod Chandler

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