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The Riddle of 205 1/2

Artist Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905 - 1985)
Date1953
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 13 5/8 x 11 inches (34.61 x 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1701
InscribedSignature Signed in artist's hand On Mount
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print of a door with the number '205 1/2' on it. Signature on mount.
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The Magical Dome No. 1 (The Incredible Dome No. 1)
Clarence John Laughlin
1964; printed 1979
2005.27.1698
Poem in Glass and Wood No. 2 (Chicago Triumph in Wood and Glass No. 2)
Clarence John Laughlin
June 1, 1962; printed 1973
2005.27.1741
Nostalgic Head #2
Clarence John Laughlin
April 19, 1941; printed 1973
2005.27.1737
Fire Phantom ("Apparition of Disaster, No. 1")
Clarence John Laughlin
1952; printed 1981
2005.27.1684
Around a Hole in Space (Wagon of the Nymphs and Lions No. 2)
Clarence John Laughlin
1964; printed 1979
2005.27.1702
Liquid Figure, No. 1 (Bathed in Waters of Dream)
Clarence John Laughlin
1941/1958
2005.27.1719
Mother Brown
Clarence John Laughlin
1945
2005.27.1706
The Disastrous Gate
Clarence John Laughlin
1941
2005.27.1703
The Ego-Centrics ("The Persistence of Egocentricity. No. 1")
Clarence John Laughlin
1940; printed 1980
2005.27.1712
The Web of Sentiment
Clarence John Laughlin
1953
2005.27.1671
Elegy For the Old South, #6.
Clarence John Laughlin
1946
2005.27.1651