The Death Valley Photo Gallery seems to have died and gone away. The irony of this fact offered an opportunity to make an image that speaks of how we try to mask the death of a business with a coat of paint. But its name stubbornly clings to the building -- the early morning sun incongruously brings out the name of the deceased gallery, even though it has been officially removed from the building it once occupied. Not only is the gallery itself gone – its windows are currently filled with photos of a deceased movie actor: John Wayne. The building appears to be neither wrecked nor ruined. But the gallery that once displayed photographs here seems to be. It may have just moved to another location, but in any event, it seems to leave behind what appears to be a ghostly business.