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A taxi car positions itself in one of multiple lines of other cars. In the background, a sign reads "HESS GASOLINE".
Gas Line
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Gas Line

Artist Ron Kleemann (American, 1937 - 2014)
Date1979
MediumSilkscreen
DimensionsMat: 30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.44 cm)
Paper: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm)
Image: 17 x 25 1/4 in. (43.18 x 64.14 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Leonard Velick
Object numberPR-81-28-H
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Visual DescriptionA taxi car positions itself in one of multiple lines of other cars. In the background, a sign reads "HESS GASOLINE".
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