High School Yearbook, Dixon Public Library
Artist
George A. Tice
(American, b. 1938)
CultureAmerican
Date1987
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 1/2 × 13 1/4 in. (26.7 × 33.7 cm)
Overall, Support: 13 15/16 × 16 15/16 in. (35.4 × 43 cm)
Overall, Mat: 15 15/16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.5 × 50.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 13 15/16 × 16 15/16 in. (35.4 × 43 cm)
Overall, Mat: 15 15/16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.5 × 50.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number88.240
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print photograph.Label TextGeorge A. Tice American, b. 1938 High School Yearbook, Dixon Public Library, 1987 Gelatin silver print (photograph) Do you recognize the young man depicted in the upper right corner of this yearbook? Identified by the nickname “Dutch,” the ambitious high schooler would go on to a career in Hollywood before becoming president of the United States in 1981 (note the yearbook misspells his name as “Donald”). The photographer George Tice visited Dixon, Illinois, in hopes of understanding how Ronald Reagan’s hometown propelled him from ordinary beginnings to political and celebrity fame. As seen in this straightforward shot of a yearbook, he found that the clichéd wholesomeness of Midwestern life only raised more questions about how someone could rise from modest roots to change the course of history. Museum purchase 88.240 Exhibition History"The Portrait in America," The Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, Jan. 26 - April 8, 1990. "Photographs Take Time: Pictures from the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, April 6 - August 26, 2018.Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson. _The Portrait in America_. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1990: p. 10.
