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Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA

29 Palms Art Gallery, Differences in Common: A Contrapuntal Exploration of our American West—exhibition and artist's discussion

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Route 66, Amboy, CA

Route 66 Series I

Solar plate etching with airbrush and watercolor
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2018
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12" x 18"
Hand-colored solar plate etching of two Route 66 desert scenes near Amboy, California: an empty sign frame on a white pole and a tall MOTEL sign by utility poles.Hand-colored solar plate etching of two Route 66 desert scenes near Amboy, California: an empty sign frame on a white pole and a tall MOTEL sign by utility poles.
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Route 66
Motels & Roadside Signs
Palm Springs & the California Desert

Two hand-tinted desert scenes near Amboy, California, on Route 66, sit side by side on white paper: an empty sign frame with a red underside on a single white pole, and a tall vertical MOTEL sign beside a line of utility poles. Both stand over flat scrub desert under blue skies that turn orange at the horizon. Edition of 10.

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Route 66 Series—Bagdad Motel
Hand-colored print of a tall, weathered MOTEL sign on a pole in the desert near Amboy on Route 66, framed by a topographic map border.Hand-colored print of a tall, weathered MOTEL sign on a pole in the desert near Amboy on Route 66, framed by a topographic map border.
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Route 66 Series—Roy's Motel and Cafe
Print of the ROY'S sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California, over a red star, with a turquoise MOTEL CAFE board below and palm trees, framed by a topographic map.Print of the ROY'S sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California, over a red star, with a turquoise MOTEL CAFE board below and palm trees, framed by a topographic map.
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Route 66 Motel
Painting of a cream stucco archway reading WELCOME HISTORIC ROUTE 66 over a motel courtyard with blue and red doors in Victorville, California.Painting of a cream stucco archway reading WELCOME HISTORIC ROUTE 66 over a motel courtyard with blue and red doors in Victorville, California.
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Route 66 Series—Road Runner Restaurant
Print of the Road Runner restaurant sign on Route 66 in Newberry Springs, California, a turquoise RESTAURANT panel below a roadrunner, in a topographic map border.Print of the Road Runner restaurant sign on Route 66 in Newberry Springs, California, a turquoise RESTAURANT panel below a roadrunner, in a topographic map border.
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Route 66 series: signs along the way #3
Print of three Route 66 signs from Amboy, California, side by side: a turquoise RESTAURANT sign, ROY'S with a red star over MOTEL CAFE, and a tall MOTEL sign.Print of three Route 66 signs from Amboy, California, side by side: a turquoise RESTAURANT sign, ROY'S with a red star over MOTEL CAFE, and a tall MOTEL sign.
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Motel Series: Vacancy at the Sands
Painting of the angled orange Sands Motel sign in Grants, New Mexico, topped by three red pennant flags against a pale blue sky.Painting of the angled orange Sands Motel sign in Grants, New Mexico, topped by three red pennant flags against a pale blue sky.
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Route 66 Paintings and Prints
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AllPaintingsPrintsMixed media
Subject
Grain Elevators & Mills
Motels & Roadside Signs
Diners, Cafés & Theaters
Barns & Farmsteads
Trains & Railroads
Churches & Schoolhouses
Place
Route 66
Palm Springs & the California Desert
Montana
Idaho
California
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