Artist
Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905–1985)American, 1905–1985
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Head in the Wall
DateFebruary 25, 1945
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 13/16 × 13 3/4 in. (27.4 × 34.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 13/16 × 13 3/4 in. (27.4 × 34.9 cm)
Mount: 14 1/16 × 17 1/16 in. (35.7 × 43.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 13/16 × 13 3/4 in. (27.4 × 34.9 cm)
Mount: 14 1/16 × 17 1/16 in. (35.7 × 43.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection
Object number91.808
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to the Galveston Arts Center for "Clarence John Laughlin: The Transcendence of the Object," 1-20 to 2-25-96 (LN96.16).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower left below image in pencil The Head in the Wall : 1945 "
lower right corner below image in pencil " Clarence John Laughlin "
verso of mount a stamp with ink addition reading vertically " Print No. L-15/C.J.Laughlin/527 Decatur St./New Orleans 16, La./All Reproduction and Advertising Rights Retained By the Photographer "
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Clarence John Laughlin
September 28, 1947, printed 1981
Gelatin silver print
91.805
