Greyhound Signage, Oakland, California

c. 1944

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

This is a photograph of a shop window displaying three Greyhound bus posters. The posters are arranged side by side, promoting Greyhound's role in wartime efforts and courteous travel. The first poster on the left shows a large crowd with a bus and includes the text "This Army Moves by Greyhound." The central poster depicts an industrial scene with workers and carries the text "To Speed that Day." The poster on the right features a caricature of a military officer with exaggerated features and the text "Let's Save All Discourtesy For Them!" The word "GREYHOUND" is prominently displayed at the top of the window. The setting is a vintage storefront with a textured wall and a wooden window frame.
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Provenance

Dorothea Lange, Berkeley, CA; by descent to John Dixon, her son, Orinda, CA, 1965; Bruce and Nancy Berman, Los Angeles (through RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); (sale, Phillips, New York, 5 October 2016); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, center left in graphite perpendicular: M-7; center in blue ink circled: 42024


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