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Vintage Motels Signs Las Vegas Strip
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered on lower right, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Roy's Motel Sign, Amboy, California - Googie Roadside America Color Photo
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
The iconic Roy's Motel sign on the famous Route 66 which is the backdrop to some of the best
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Silver Gelatin

Bel Shore Motel sign, Highway 80, Deming, New Mexico; December, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Roy's Motel Sign, Amboy, California - American Road Trip Sign Color Photograph
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
The iconic Roy's Motel sign on the famous Route 66 which is the backdrop to some of the best
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Silver Gelatin

Diptych: The umberable lightness - woman with high heels and a motel sign
By Guido Argentini
Located in Vienna, AT
Two-part picture of a motel sign in Las Vegas and the legs of a model in pink/blue shades. Other
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Roy's Motel Sign, Amboy, California - American Road Trip Sign Color Photograph
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
The iconic Googie Roy's Motel sign on the famous Route 66 which is the backdrop to some of the best
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Las Vegas Motel Sign - Mid Century Sky Ranch Motel
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Funk to photograph the punchy primary colors of a mid-century Las Vegas hotel sign. A solitary figure
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

Las Vegas Motel with Mid-Century Street Sign and Palm Tree
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Gaudy commercial street signs for cigarettes visually align with a mid-century Motel sign to form a
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Highway 26, Shoshoni, Wyoming; June 9, 2021, color photograph, signed
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
printed by the artist using archival pigment inks and is signed. In American Motel Signs, Steve Fitch
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Motel, Raton, New Mexico; 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Royal Motel, Highway 66, Elk City, Oklahoma
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
today. His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins
Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Grandview Motel, Albuquerque, New Mexico; 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sea Shell Motel, Wildwood, New Jersey - American Sign Porn Color Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
captures one of the iconic Motel signs in the historic Doo-Wop town of Wildwood. This artwork is a limited
Category

2010s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Motel, Highway 85, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
today. His images capture the essence of the classic American highway in neon, motel signs, drive-ins
Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

AA Motel, Holdrege, Nebraska, May 22, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Highway 50, Fallon, Nevada; December, 1981
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Highway 90, Van Horn, Texas; March 24, 2006
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Plainview, Texas; July 7, 2004
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Highway 66, Grants, New Mexico; March 20, 2002
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Christmas, Michigan; May
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Las Vegas, Nevada; August
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Steamboat Springs, Colorado, December
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tucumcari, New Mexico; September
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Deming, New Mexico; March
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pueblo, Colorado; June
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Seneca, Kansas; April
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Harlowton, Montana; June, 1998
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Wakefield, Michigan; May
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

20th Century Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Albuquerque, New Mexico; January
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In “American Motel Signs” Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful
Category

20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Highway 66, Holbrook, Arizona; April 16, 2022 (Globetrotter Motel)
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers, and ancient rock
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Grandview Motel, Raton, New Mexico; December 18, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
western roadside landscape including topologies of neon motel signs, drive-in movie theaters, radio towers
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

El Paso, Texas, August, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Socorro, New Mexico, July, 1983
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sea Shell Motel, Wildwood, New Jersey - American Sign Porn Color Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
captures one of the iconic Motel signs in the historic Doo-Wop town of Wildwood. This artwork is a limited
Category

2010s Pop Art Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Vaughn, New Mexico, July, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Albuquerque, New Mexico, January, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Las Vegas, Nevada, March 22, 2002 #4
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

San Antonio, Texas, September, 1985
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Custer, South Dakota, July 4, 1999
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Garden City, Kansas, August, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Willows & Orland, California, July 14, 2011
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mina, Nevada, July 19, 2016
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mesa, Arizona, December, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mesa, Arizona, December, 1980 #5
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Thomas, Oklahoma; September 23, 2015
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tatum, New Mexico, August 22, 2014
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Waycross, Georgia, December, 1983
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Albuquerque, New Mexico, January, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stroud, Oklahoma, September 23, 2015
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

St. Francis, Kansas, August 26, 2014
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tucumcari, New Mexico, December, 1989
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Salida, Colorado, June, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Russell, Kansas, July, 1992
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Albuquerque, New Mexico, August, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cherokee, North Carolina, August, 1982
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Polson, Montana, July 18, 2007
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kansas, September, 1986
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

1980s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Socorro, New Mexico, July, 1983 #2
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Photogram

Hackberry, Arizona, March, 2002
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Albuquerque, New Mexico, March, 1980
By Steve Fitch
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In American Motel Signs Steve Fitch crisscrossed the United States documenting the colorful dynamic
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Motel Signs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of motel signs for sale on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Pop Art, Abstract and Modern styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add motel signs that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, black, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Steve Fitch, Richard Heeps, Mitchell Funk, Hideoki Hagiwara and Christian Patterson are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in paper, silver gelatin print and archival pigment print, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Large motel signs can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 19 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.

How Much are Motel Signs?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — motel signs in our inventory begin at $695 and can go as high as $5,625, while the average can fetch as much as $2,000.

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