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Petit's Mobil Station

Artist George A. Tice (American, born 1938)

Date1974, printed 1980

DimensionsImage: 15 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (38.2 x 49.5 cm)

MediumGelatin silver print

ClassificationPhotographs

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1981.45

Not on View

Label Text“It takes the passage of time before the image of a commonplace subject can be assessed. The great difficulty of what I attempt is seeing beyond the moment; the everydayness of life gets in the way of the eternal.” --George Tice A native of New Jersey, George Tice is noted for his perception and technical prowess. His images of everyday life and the material culture of mid-America on the edge and often in decline are beautifully rendered in black and white. Generally self-taught, Tice joined a camera club when he was fourteen. He studied commercial photography briefly in a technical high school before joining the Navy. A photograph made during the war of an explosion aboard a ship was accessioned into the collection of The Museum of Modern Art by Edward Steichen, who was then curator of photography). Using a large format camera, Tice began making photographs of his home state in the 1970s. This image was used in the publication Urban Landscapes: A New Jersey Portrait in 1975.Exhibition HistoryBuildings Real and Ideal: Nov. 15, 2007 - Jan 27, 2008 TMA Recent Acquisitions: Prints, Drawings, & llustrated Books Jan. 22, - June 24, 1983. Toledo Museum of Art, Refraction/Reflection, April 20-September 2, 2012.