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John Gutmann
First drive-in theatre, Los Angeles1935, printed circa 1980

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a large drive-in theatre facade with bold painted signage, a vintage sedan in the foreground, and two small freestanding signs on a dirt lot
Artist or Maker
John Gutmann
Germany, active United States, 1905-1998
Title
First drive-in theatre, Los Angeles
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1935, printed circa 1980
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 7/8 × 12 13/16 in. (25.08 × 32.54 cm) Primary support: 11 × 14 in. (27.94 × 35.56 cm) Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John Gutmann
Accession Number
M.2000.44.12
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography

  • Road Trip: Photography of the American West: Photographies XIXe-XXIe Siècles du Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Bordeaux: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, 2014.

Copyright
© 1998 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents