Artist
Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905–1985)American, 1905–1985
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Repulsive Bed
Date1941
PlaceLouisiana, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 11/16 × 13 5/8 in. (27.1 × 34.6 cm)
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 13 5/8 in. (27.1 × 34.6 cm)
Mount: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 13 5/8 in. (27.1 × 34.6 cm)
Mount: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Gordon
Object number80.23
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Clarence John Laughlin: The Transcendence of the Object," Galveston Arts Center, January 20–February 25, 1996.
"The Surreal House," Barbican Centre, London, June 10–September 19, 2010.
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Clarence John Laughlin
September 28, 1947, printed 1981
Gelatin silver print
91.805
