Screen Towers
Language: English
Published by George F. Thompson, US, 2025
- Hardcover
- New
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Beginning in 1933 and expanding greatly after World War II, mid-century America saw a boom in the construction of large outdoor screen towers on which a projected movie image could be viewed from a parked car. This was the era of the drive-in movie theater, which saw the marriage of the automobile and the Hollywood movie. At its peak during the 1950s and 1960s more than 4,000 drive-in theaters dotted the American landscape, coast to coast.Starting in 1971, Steve Fitch traveled throughout the United States photographing many of these theaters, concentrating on the often stunning neon and painted murals that decorated the back, street-facing side of the tower that supported the white, rectangular screen. These dramatic murals often depicted scenes that related to the local history of the surrounding community, and they could be seen from many miles away. Working with black-and-white film, he mostly photographed at dusk or night, making striking images that captured the seductive beauty of these roadside monuments. Then, in 1980, Fitch began working in color with a large-format 8" x 10" view camera. Interested in the collecting and comparing possibilities of photography, he began to shift his emphasis to making pictures of the actual white screen itself and the inside spaces of the theater. By the early 1980s, many of the drive-ins were being abandoned or even torn down. The era of the drive-in theater was nearing its end, although today there remain about 300 operating drive-ins in America keeping alive the thrill of watching a movie outdoors, under the stars, in the comfort of one's car.…
Seller Inventory # LU-9781960521118
- Title
- Screen Towers
- Author
- Steve Fitch
- Publisher
- George F. Thompson, US
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 196052111X
- ISBN 13
- 9781960521118
- Dimensions
- 27.18 x 2.03 x 31.24 cm
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About the Author
Katherine Ware is Curator of Photography at the New Mexico Museum of Art and has served as Curator of Photographs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Assistant Curator at the J. Paul Getty Museum, among other roles. She has organized exhibitions and written about the work of a range of historic and contemporary artists for more than thirty years, including Man Ray: 1890–1976 (Taschen, 2000), Elemental Landscapes: Photographs by Harry Calahan (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2001), and Earth Now: American Photographers and the Environment (Museum of New Mexico Press, 2011).
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