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Sign on bank, Bloomington, Illinois

Artwork Tombstone
ArtistRussell Lee (American, 1903–1986)
TitleSign on bank, Bloomington, Illinois
DateOctober 1947
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 7 3/8 in. (19.4 × 18.8 cm)
Credit LineHenry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number79.200.XX.1.93
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A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts an engraved sign that reads,

A vertical black-and-white photograph depicts an engraved sign that reads, "CORN BELT BANK | ESTABLISHED 1891." The sign is affixed to a stone facade and a portion of a wrought iron gate is just barely visible in the background.

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"Sign on bank, Bloomington, Illinois | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.1.93