Old School 1940's / 50's NEON "MOTEL" Sign..Classic Font
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic vintage NEON "MOTEL" sign salvaged from a motel in Niagara Falls Canada,, Retains original finish & patina,, New transformer, metal replaced to bottom of can,, (see photo)
Metal
Thunderbird Large Format Photograph, Signed, Edition of 7, 48x60 in
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Thunderbird by Frank Schott large format photograph of iconic mid century motel neon sign 48 x 60 inches (122 x 152cm) edition of 7 signed 32 x 40 inches (81 x 102cm) edition of 25...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Price Upon Request
Fun City, Las Vegas - Motel on the strip with neon signs, Fine Art Photography
By Albert Watson
Located in Vienna, AT
“Fun City” belongs to his renowned body of work documenting the American landscape, where neon signs and architectural details evoke stories of passage, desire, and fleeting encounte...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Fun City, Las Vegas - Motel on the strip with neon signs, Fine Art Photography
By Albert Watson
Located in Vienna, AT
“Fun City” belongs to his renowned body of work documenting the American landscape, where neon signs and architectural details evoke stories of passage, desire, and fleeting encounte...
Archival Pigment
Bel Shore Motel sign, Highway 80, Deming, New Mexico; December, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Motel, Raton, New Mexico; 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Grandview Motel, Albuquerque, New Mexico; 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Royal Motel, Highway 66, Elk City, Oklahoma
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Silver Gelatin
AA Motel, Holdrege, Nebraska, May 22, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Motel, Highway 85, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Silver Gelatin
Grandview Motel, Raton, New Mexico; December 18, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 66, Holbrook, Arizona; April 16, 2022 (Globetrotter Motel)
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Sandia Motel, Highway 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico; August, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Blue Swallow Motel, Hwy.66, Tucumcari, New Mexico; July, 1990
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Texan Motel, Highway 64, Raton, New Mexico; December 19, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Siesta Motel, Highway 66, Moriarty, New Mexico, March 29, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Arrow Motel, Highway 84, Espanola, New Mexico, March 23, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
El Kapp Motel, Highway 64, Raton, New Mexico; December 19, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
On the Tucson to Nogales highway, Greyhound Motel, Tucson, Arizona; December 30,
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Lillian Redman, Blue Swallow Motel, Rt. 66, Tucumcari, New Mexico; July, 1990
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
It'll Do Motel, Highway 66, Grants, New Mexico, January 11, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Sign, Highway 101, Ukiah, California
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Archival Pigment
Highway 26, Shoshoni, Wyoming; June 9, 2021, color photograph, signed
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This piece is printed by the artist using archival pigment inks and is signed. In American Motel Signs, Steve Fitch documents the changing landscape, capturing the bright neon mot...
Archival Pigment
Sign on I-40 West of Tucumcari, New Mexico, July, 1990
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Nighttime Desert Scene Painting, Acrylic on Cotton Canvas, 70x90 cm
By Nataliya Bagatskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
A classic light blue Cadillac, parked under a neon “Roy’s Motel Café” sign, captures mid-20th-century Americana.
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Circle Drive-In, Waco, Texas
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Silver Gelatin
Wastwater from Whinn Rigg, Cumbria, England
By Edward Ranney
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Silver Gelatin
River Lune, Cumbria, England
By Edward Ranney
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Silver Gelatin
Seligman, Arizona; April 15, 2022
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway50, Wells, Nevada; September 14, 2018
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 66, Holbrook, Arizona; July 16, 2022
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 50, Wells, Nevada; September 14, 2018
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 281, Red Cloud, Nebraska; June 3, 2021
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 93, Boulder City, Nevada; April 12, 2022
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 66, Holbrook, Arizona; April 16, 2022
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 66, Peach Springs, Arizona; April 10, 2022
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 50, Wells, Nevada; September 14, 2018 (Shell Crest)
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 50, Elko, Nevada; September 14, 2018
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 50, Green River, Utah; September 27, 2019
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 14, Dayton, Wyoming; June 7, 2021
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Radio Tower near Sudan, Texas; October 18, 2010
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Radio Tower on the Llano Estacado near Umbarger, Texas; March 11, 2005
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Prairie Drive-in theater, Dumas, Texas, January 9, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Prairie Drive-In Theater, Dumas, Texas; July, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Radio Tower between Trujillo & Las Vegas, New Mexico, September 9, 2006
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Ft. Union Drive-In Theater, Las Vegas, New Mexico; July 12, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Abandoned Truck Stop, Winnemucca, Nevada; June 19, 1984
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Oassis Court, Benson, Arizona; December 3, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Circle Drive-in theater, Waco, Texas; January 7, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Dinosaur, Colorado; March 16, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Highway 66, Chambliss, California, February, 1986
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Drive-in theater, Van Horn, Texas;January 2, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Star-Vu Drive-in theater, Longmont, Colorado; July, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Jaguar with a rattlesnake tail petroglyph, Three Rivers, New Mexico; January 10,
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Utah and Colorado state line, Highway 50; October 16, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Abandoned Truck Stop, Highway I-80, Winnemucca, Nevada; 1970
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
1940 Two-Sided Neon Motel Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Authentic light box sign that once held neon. This fixture is two-sided and was found many years ago from an old Motel in Illinois.
Metal
Double sided Neon sign salvaged from Sleepy Hollow Motel " NO VACANCY"
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Vintage ,1950s Double Sided Neon Sign salvaged from the famed Sleepy Hollow Motel in Niagara fALLS Ny, (see photo of full sign).. sOME Neon, ,transformer and flasher fully rest...
Metal, Steel
Monumental 1930s Hand-Painted Saltwash Motel and Vacancy Neon Sign
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Both Neon signs have been cleaned and gutted. Shown for photo with Vacancy hanging from Motel Sign.
Steel
Sign, Highway 101, Ukiah, California
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins and roadside attractions.
Silver Gelatin
Highway 26, Shoshoni, Wyoming; June 9, 2021
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...
Archival Pigment
Spectacular Animated Neon Texas Motel Sign
Located in North Hollywood, CA
We have very experienced shippers who have handled many neon signs for us, so delivery is not an issue.
Metal
Large Neon Diving Girl Motel Sign
Located in North Hollywood, CA
She is double sided, so as to be viewed from both directions. The neon works great, and the sign has been restored in its' original paint combination, and displays beautifully.
Steel
Neon Motel Office Vacancy / No Vacancy Sign
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Looking for a way to keep away unwanted guests? Just flip on the "no" portion of this old motel sign, and they will get the hint - hopefully....! This charming roadside sign once gra...
Steel
Original 1930s Neon Motel "No Vacancy" Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Original 1930s neon motel "No Vacancy" sign
Metal
Original 1930s Neon Motel "No Vacancy" Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Original 1930s neon motel "No Vacancy" sign. Rewired and in working condition.
Metal
Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental hand carved wood sign from the 1930s. Made by H.H. Upham & Co. Interestingly, this company owned a huge sign manufacturing business in the city and owned the building they...
Wood
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
Purple / Blue Fluorite Mineral Specimen – Xiayang Town, China
Located in Edison, NJ
This breathtaking specimen comes from a distinctive group of fluorites that have affectionately been nicknamed, “tanzanite fluorite” for their gemlike aesthetics and color-shifting a...
Stone, Multi-gemstone
$3,375
H 70.87 in W 85.44 in D 21.26 in
Exceptional Large Gothic English Victorian Burr Walnut Dressing Table Vanity
Located in Leicester, GB
An exceptional large vanity with six drawers, two cabinets and triple dressing mirrors. Circa 1900's. Made in England to the highest quality with fully panelled wooden back mirrors, ...
Mahogany, Walnut
Jewelry Safe Brushed Gold Brass
Located in Paris, FR
Jewelry safe vintage golded distinguishes itself following a new hyperluxury trend. Special compartments for jewelry and precious liquors, watch winders for watches and humidors f...
Gold Plate, Brass
$405,001
H 86.03 in Dm 51.97 in
Extremely Rare Victorian Chandelier of Exceptional Quality and Size by F&C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An extremely rare early Victorian 20-light cut-glass silvered mounted chandelier of exceptional quality the baluster thumb and radial cut shaft with lower shaft canopy and draping pa...
Silver Plate
$11,995
H 78.75 in W 56.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair Antique American Stained Glass Gothic Art Nouveau Doors Windows Povey Bros
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & important pair of antique American Art Nouveau with Gothic frames stained glass doors/windows, by Povey Brothers, Portland Oregon, circa 1900. Over 6.5' in height. Povey Bro...
Stained Glass
$18,611
H 71.66 in W 82.68 in D 25.6 in
A corner sofa by J.M. Middelraad for H. Pander & Zn, circa 1900, The Netherlands
By H.Pander & Zonen
Located in Delft, NL
A corner sofa by J.M. Middelraad for H. Pander & Zn A corner sofa with fabric upholstery. The beautiful hand-carved details in Art Nouveau patterns and dragonflies, as well as on th...
Fabric, Palmwood
Large Empire period boat bed and canopy
Located in Paris, FR
Large boat bed in solid flamed mahogany, mahogany veneer, richly decorated with finely chased and gilded bronzes, from the Empire period. Four baluster jambs, adorned with fleurons, ...
Bronze
Wharton Esherick Important Sofa
By Wharton Esherick
Located in Chicago, IL
Wharton Esherick important sofa for Lawrence and Alice Seiver. We are pleased to offer this exceptional item, the epitome of the American Craft Movement and the first of Eshericks so...
Poplar, Tulipwood, Walnut
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, leatherette, mirrored glass, plastic, brass, lacquered wood, metal, Italy, 1968 Outstanding Italian dressing table designe...
Metal, Brass
$74,000Sale Price|22% Off
H 180 in W 35 in D 35 in
Japanese Huge Antique Stone Pagoda Lantern 180 Inches- Exceptional Garden Art
Located in South Burlington, VT
Just discovered from an old Kyoto garden- impressive garden Sculpture, 15 Feet Tall Message or Call us for details or to reserve... For the finest garden- a spiritual representatio...
Granite
$48,000
H 22.25 in W 9 in D 9 in
Art Nouveau "Vase with Water Plants and Bats" by Paul Dachsel for RStK Amphora
By Paul Dachsel, Amphora
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Earthenware
Eero Saarinen Womb Chair and Ottoman in Zebra
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
We have an incredible collection of vintage chairs and design icons waiting for a new life. Please allow 10-12 weeks for re-upholstery and restoration of a vintage Womb Chair and Ott...
Zebra Hide
$49,000 / set
H 72 in W 35 in D 15 in
Exstremely Rare Collection Alcoa Aluminum String Instruments, Bass, Cello, Violin
By Alcoa Aluminum
Located in Buffalo, NY
This set took me over 20 years to procure.....Dont miss this opportunity!!!!Being offered extremely rare collection of aluminum string instruments,,string bass, ,cello,,and violin......
Aluminum, Brass
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
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The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later.
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