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Jim Dow

1942

WA-00050614

Boston, MA, USA

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Courthouse

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Jim Dow is an American photographer known for large-format color documentation of American public and commercial interiors. Working primarily with 8x10 inch view cameras, he produces saturated, formally composed photographs of courthouses, diners, movie theaters, and other vernacular spaces, capturing their architectural detail and peculiar beauty with unflinching precision. His work was exhibited at MoMA in 1977. Dow's methodical approach to framing and color has established him as a significant figure in the documentary tradition of American architectural photography.

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (2)

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Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio

1984 · Chromogenic print

Image: 9 11/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24.6 × 19.1 cm) Sheet: 11 5/16 in. × 11 in. (28.8 × 27.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Cleveland Stadium

1982 · chromogenic process color print (Ektacolor)

Image: 24.7 x 60.5 cm (9 3/4 x 23 13/16 in.); Paper: 30 x 69.2 cm (11 13/16 x 27 1/4 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 81.3 cm (18 x 32 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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2 published of 56 catalogued · 54 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Cleveland Stadium
1982 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Group Exhibition Courthouse

New York · 1977