Clarence John Laughlin
The Head in the Wall

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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)

Credit LineThe Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection

Object number91.808

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceAllan Chasanoff, New York; given to MFAH, 1991.
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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