A color photograph of a drive-in theater ticket booth illuminated by a plethora of neon lights.…

Skyline, Clarksburg, West Virginia

Datec. 1984

Mediumcolor Cibachrome print on paper

DimensionsImage: 12 × 18 1/8 inches (30.5 × 46 cm)
Matted: 20 × 24 inches (50.8 × 61 cm)

Portfolio/Series"Drive-ins" series

Credit LineGift of Helen Levitt.

Object number1999.11.5

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Copyright© Joan Liftin. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextJoan Liftin worked on a series of the traditional American experience—the drive-in movie theater—for over 20 years, and ultimately publishing them in a book titled Drive-Ins in 2004. Liftin’s photographs directly comment on and relate to a nostalgia for American car culture associated with the mostly suburban and rural America, which had its heyday during the 1950s and 60s. Joan Liftin has a fruitful career as a photographer and photo editor. She directed the International Center of Photography’s Documentary and journalism education program for twelve years and was a staff photographer and photo editor for UNICEF.

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