Starlite Theatre

Artist Gary Simmons (American, born 1964)

Printer Paulson Bott Press (founded 1997)

Date2012

MediumColor soapground aquatint

DimensionsImage: 26 7/8 × 35 11/16 in. (68.2 × 90.7 cm) Sheet: 31 7/8 × 39 3/4 in. (81 × 101 cm)

Credit LinePurchased through the Legler Benbough Student Acquisition Fund by London Mahaffey, Daniel Rebagliati, and Alexandra Smith-Farina

CultureAmerican

MarkingsPaulson Bott chop in l.r. corner

Inscribedhandwritten in pencil at l.l.: 8/35; handwritten in pencil at l.r.: artist's signature, 2012

Object numberPC2016.01.01

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionOutline of low-slung drive-in movie theater building with large marquee reading "Starlite THEATRE" on roof; structure in yellow, background in bright orange; outline has been smeared or partially erased in vertical direction so that image is blurred and indistinct, also appears as if on fire.

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