{"id":2244,"date":"2012-11-07T02:16:14","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T02:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/index.php\/2012\/11\/07\/in-honor-of-election-day-2012-heres-an-early\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:14:50","slug":"in-honor-of-election-day-2012-heres-an-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/in-honor-of-election-day-2012-heres-an-early","title":{"rendered":"Election Day 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d2c07d99937&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d2c07d99937\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1123\" height=\"1408\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"2245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/tumblr_md3ib2wiHx1r7s5hko1_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/tumblr_md3ib2wiHx1r7s5hko1_1280.jpg 1123w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/tumblr_md3ib2wiHx1r7s5hko1_1280-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/tumblr_md3ib2wiHx1r7s5hko1_1280-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/tumblr_md3ib2wiHx1r7s5hko1_1280-768x963.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1123px) 100vw, 1123px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In honor of Election Day 2012, here\u2019s an early work by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/html\/exhibition.cfm?tExhibition_id=683\">Ed Kienholz, \u201cAmerica My Hometown,\u201d 1963.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope everyone made it to the polls!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of Election Day 2012, here\u2019s an early work by Ed Kienholz, \u201cAmerica My Hometown,\u201d 1963. 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