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14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
A Thursday on Santa Monica Beach

I grew up in Chicago and this scene immediately reminded me of Georges Seurat's 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte', a major work held by the Art Institute of Chicago depicting people enjoying the view from an island in the Seine. I love the touches of neon and plastic...truly an American version of that famous scene.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2016
Date Uploaded: 10.2016
Photo Location: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Copyright: © Richard Pallardy