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Self-portrait of the Photographer as Joshua.
Self-portrait of the Photographer as Joshua.

Self-portrait of the Photographer as Joshua.

Artist Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905 - 1985)
Date1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (34.29 x 24.77 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1668
InscribedLabel On Mount
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print of a reflective ball; Mounted (with label included).
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The Photographer as an Explorer of Space and Light.
Clarence John Laughlin
1956
2005.27.1753
The Disastrous Gate
Clarence John Laughlin
1941
2005.27.1703
The Ambiguity of Positive and Negative.
Clarence John Laughlin
1961
2005.27.1708
Portrait of the Photographer as a Shadow
Clarence John Laughlin
1941; printed 1953
2005.27.1653
Architectural Phantasm #1
Clarence John Laughlin
1952
2005.27.1754
The Hairy Forest
Clarence John Laughlin
October 13, 1947; printed 1961
2005.27.1687
Three Vistas Through One Wall
Clarence John Laughlin
May 8, 1937; printed 1946
2005.27.1761
Still Life
Clarence John Laughlin
1937
2005.27.1763
Suspended Shadows No. 2
Clarence John Laughlin
1944
2005.27.1758
Poem of a Lost Street No. 1
Clarence John Laughlin
1955
2005.27.1759
The Unending Tree (The Tree as Illusory Scale)
Clarence John Laughlin
1953
2005.27.1743
The Bashful Discus Thrower
Clarence John Laughlin
1939
2005.27.1664