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[Boy writhing on floor]

Artist Ralph Eugene Meatyard (American, 1925 - 1972)
Date1961
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 7 1/8 × 7 3/8 inches (18.1 × 18.73 cm)
Mount: 14 × 11 inches (35.56 × 27.94 cm)
Mat (handling): 17 × 14 inches (43.18 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1861
SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in pencil: "Gene Meatyard"; Artist's stamp on mount verso, center, in black ink: "RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD / Lexington, Kentucky"
InscribedNotation on mount verso, top left corner, in blue pen: "160A-61"; On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "REM2" , "J6867".
Markingsnone
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DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print; trimmed and mounted; Image of boy laying on floor with arms moving.
Copyright© Estate of Ralph Eugene Meatyard
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