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12.00" x 7.00"
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2.00"
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0.88"
Overall:
17.50" x 12.50"
Aztec Motel Framed Print
by Micah Offman
$81.00
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Aztec Motel framed print by Micah Offman. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
The Aztec Motel, a real piece of American history, was demolished in 2011, I managed to take this shot just a week before.
(from Wikipedia)
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Artist's Description
The Aztec Motel, a real piece of American history, was demolished in 2011, I managed to take this shot just a week before.
(from Wikipedia)
The Aztec Motel was built in 1932 as the first of what would eventually be dozens of auto courts lining Central Avenue, which became U.S. Route 66 4 years later.
It was listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The building was well known locally for its exterior decorations, which consisted of hundreds of found objects assembled in the 1990s by a resident of the motel. The work was described in the Albuquerque Journal as a "beloved local folk art installation".
In 2003, the Aztec Motel received a fund from the National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program to restore its neon sign.
The Aztec Motel was razed in early June 2011. The motel's owners cited its deteriorating condition and high maintenance costs as reasons for the demolition, esti...
About Micah Offman
Micah Offman is a visionary photographer, critically acclaimed for his singular eye and captivating aesthetic, he is pushing the boundary of photography into a complex art form with his creativity. After years spent in the recording studio working alongside musical artists, he continued to have music among his main sources of inspiration while working with images. Micah's artistic visual narrative captures the dream form set against a backdrop of startling landscapes spanning the Americas to the west of Europe and the outback of North Africa. He incorporates these documentary forms into building a layered narrative through street people. Through these works, we journey alongside Micah through terrains both geographic and emotional....
Bearj B Photo Art
Very nicely done.
Micah Offman replied:
Thank you, Bearj!
Micah Offman
Thanks, Kathi!
Kathi Isserman
CONGRATULATIONS your STUNNING image has been FEATURED on the HOME PAGE of SHOWCASING THE SOUTH GROUP! Thank you for participating in the group. Please add this to the discussion 2020 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.” L
Dorothy Pugh
A splendid, historic image with such a tragic backstory! l/f
Micah Offman replied:
Thank you so much, Dorothy!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the ABC Group's OPEN WEEK, You are invited to add this wonderful art to the features archive,
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your excellent artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 2/17/2019! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits!
Steven Bateson
The New Mexico Land of Enchantment Group is honored that you chose to submit your work to the group and we are proud to feature your magnificent image on the Homepage in the Featured Images.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit
Nicklas Gustafsson
Beautiful picture!
Kay Novy
Nice work...L.F.