
Jim Dow
American Photographer · 1942–
52 works on LinkedCulture
> My interest in photography centers on its capacity for exact description. . . . I use photography to try to record the manifestations of human ingenuity and spirit still remaining in our country's everyday landscape. > > --Jim Dow Jim Dow's interest in those places where people enact their everyday rituals, from the barbershop to the baseball park, has guided the path of his photographic career.
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Abandoned Bar with Telephone and Two Paintings, Marmouth, ND
Getty Museum · negative 1981; print 2000
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Annie Oakley Painting, Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas, Texas
Getty Museum · negative 1981; print July 1995
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Bailey's Drive-In at Night, US 70B, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Getty Museum · negative 1995; print 1996
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Barbershop Window at Night, Hendon, London, UK
Getty Museum · negative 1990; print 1996
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Bar & Pool Hall, Colonia de Caroya, Cordoba Province, Argentina
Getty Museum · negative 1988; print 1991
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Benches @ Night, Wilber's BBQ, US 70, Goldsboro, North Carolina
Getty Museum · negative 1998; print July 2000
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Billiard Room, Masonic Temple, Cooperstown, North Dakota
Getty Museum · negative 1981; print 1998
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Bocci Club, Boca Juniors Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Getty Museum · negative 1984; print 1993
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Cactus Barbershop, Big Spring, Texas
Getty Museum · negative 1980; print January 1994
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Cart Selling Religious Articles, Lojan, Buenos Aires
Getty Museum · negative 1986; print 1987
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Confiteria, Molinas, Argentina
Getty Museum · negative 1986; print 1993
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Dee's Cut Rate Store, Pulaski, Virginia
Getty Museum · negative 1980; print July 1995
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Detail at the J Mart, Pisek, North Dakota
Getty Museum · 2001
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Doll Repair Shop Window, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Getty Museum · 1990
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Donut Store Window Detail, US 71B, Springdale, Ark.
Getty Museum · negative 1995; print January 1996
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Exterior of Kunkel's Bar, Edmore, North Dakota
Getty Museum · negative 2001; print December 2004
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Exterior, Small Chapel in a Yard, LA Route 1, Vacherie, Louisiana
Getty Museum · negative 1975; print 1996
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Facade of E & M Supermarket, Roanoke, Virginia
Getty Museum · negative 1980; print 1996
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Façade of Fertile Sand and Gravel Construction Co., Fertile, New Mexico
Getty Museum · negative 2002; print April 2004
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Facade of Smitty's Restaurant at Night, Oxford, Mississippi
Getty Museum · negative 1998; print June 2000
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Facade of the I-35 Club, US 77, Thackerville, Oklahoma
Getty Museum · negative 1979; print 1996
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Grave of the Difunta Correa, Near San Juan, Argentina
Getty Museum · negative 1988; print 1993
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Headstart Office, Woodhull School, Woodhull, NY
Getty Museum · negative 1995; print 1996
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Henry French's Wooden Cactus, Near Cashel, North Dakota
Getty Museum · negative 1981; print 1995
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Jack Cobb and Son's BBQ Window, Farmville, North Carolina
Getty Museum · negative 1998; print 2001
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Lunch Counter @ Railroad Station, Pueblo, Colorado
Getty Museum · negative 1980; print 1990
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Merry-Go-Round with Pig, Zoological Gardens, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Getty Museum · negative 1987; print 1993
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Morgan Library, Straight View of Stacks in East Room, New York
Getty Museum · negative 1999; print July 2003
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Painting of Family at Western Wear Store, Hobbs, New Mexico
Getty Museum · 1975; print 1996
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Painting of the House Band, Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas, TX
Getty Museum · negative 1979; print 1996
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Poolroom at Nora's Midway Truck Stop, US 43, Grove Hill, Alabama
Getty Museum · negative 1979; print 1996
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Portable Fireworks Stand, US 80, Pecos, Texas
Getty Museum · 1996
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Registration Day, National Art School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Getty Museum · negative 1986; print 1988
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Shoeshine Stand @ Railroad Station, Mendoza, Argentina
Getty Museum · negative 1988; print 1993
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Shrine to the Difunta Correa, Near San Juan, Argentina
Getty Museum · negative 1988; print 1993
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Shrine to the Virgin of Lujan, Metro Station, Buenos Aires
Getty Museum · negative 1990; print 1993
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Sign for "Gas" Station, Harry Hine Blvd., US 77, Dallas, Texas
Getty Museum · negative 1979; print October 1996
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Sign for the Scenic MOTEL, US 11, 41, 64 & 72, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Getty Museum · 1978; print 1996
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Silversmith Studio, San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Getty Museum · negative 1990; print 1994
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Table at George's Restaurant, US 33, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Getty Museum · negative 1998; print June 2000
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Tailor Shop Window, Covent Garden, London
Getty Museum · negative 1970s–1990s; print 1994
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Tastee Freez, Kulm, North Dakota
Getty Museum · negative 2002; print April 2004
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Telegraph Office at Main Railroad Station, San Luis, Argentina
Getty Museum · negative 1988; print 1996
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The Clock Cafe, US 11, Picayune, Mississippi
Getty Museum · negative 1978; print 1996
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The Little Pigs Barbecue #1, US 1, Petersburg, VA
Getty Museum · 1998
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Tony's BBQ & Towing Service, US 11E & I-81, Mohawk Crossroads, Tennessee
Getty Museum · negative 1998; print July 2000
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Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, Upstairs Bar, Nashville, Tennessee
Getty Museum · negative 1977; print July 1995
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Velva Bar, Velva, North Dakota
Getty Museum · negative 1980; print 1994
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Vic's Fruit Stand, US 70, Hope, Arkansas
Getty Museum · negative 1995; print August 1996
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Waiting Room, Railroad Station, Pueblo, Colorado
Getty Museum · negative 1981; print 1990
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Window Display, Butterworth's Wool Shop, Peckham, London
Getty Museum · negative 1993; print 1994
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Window @ Mitchell's BBQ, US 301, Wilson, North Carolina
Getty Museum · negative 1998; print July 2000
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