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Portrait of the Photographer as a Shadow
Portrait of the Photographer as a Shadow

Portrait of the Photographer as a Shadow

Artist Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905 - 1985)
Date1941; printed 1953
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 13 5/8 × 10 1/2 inches (34.61 × 26.67 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1653
Signednone
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in black pen: "Portrait of the Photographer / as a shadow / with phantom stones."
Markingsnone
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1939
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Clarence John Laughlin
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