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Inside the First Drive-In Theater in Los Angeles, California

1935, printed later

John Gutmann

(American, b. Germany, 1905–1998)
Culture
Germany
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 23.6 x 33.3 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/8 in.); Paper: 27.7 x 35.3 cm (10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2025.333
Edition
edition of 5
Copyright
© Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented black-and-white photograph features a textured gray expanse receding toward a central monolithic dark form. Rows of thin horizontal rails, punctuated by dark circular shapes, create a rhythmic progression of lines across the middle ground. The central structure contains a stark white rectangle, flanked by skeletal geometric frameworks. In the distance, the sharp horizon meets a pale, featureless sky under a bright, even light.

Inside the First Drive-In Theater in Los Angeles, California

1935, printed later

John Gutmann

(American, b. Germany, 1905–1998)
Germany

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