Girl as autoist – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Girl as autoist, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Girl as autoist
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The title's old-fashioned word "autoist" marks this as a 1920s picture of a young woman at the wheel of a convertible, a figure that was becoming common as women took up driving for errands and leisure. The print is linked to the Chrysler Corporation, which had been formed in 1925 and was marketing its cars heavily to a growing middle-class audience. Its copyright entry suggests it was made for publication, likely as promotional material meant to show driving as a modern, sociable pastime. Notice how the photograph presents the car as a setting for independence and social life.
| Created / published | c1928. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | J297002 U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | Chrysler Corporation--Products--1920-1930. Convertible automobiles--1920-1930. Women--Social life--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,192 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-126964 |
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