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Figment of Desire

Artist Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905 - 1985)
Date1941; printed 1981
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 13 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches (34.61 x 26.67 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1667
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DescriptionGelatin silver print of a veiled figure; a hand on a structure to the left.
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The Search for Identity #2
Clarence John Laughlin
1940
2005.27.1717
Liquid Figure, No. 1 (Bathed in Waters of Dream)
Clarence John Laughlin
1941/1958
2005.27.1719
A Vision of Dead Desire
Clarence John Laughlin
1954; printed 1981
2005.27.1689
The Trap of Desire
Clarence John Laughlin
October 6, 1940; printed 1976
2005.27.1691
The Translucent Triangle
Clarence John Laughlin
1964; printed 1979
2005.27.1678
We Reach for our Dead Hearts (We Reach for Our Lost Hearts)
Clarence John Laughlin
February 9, 1941; printed 1950
2005.27.1715
Spectre of Ruin #2
Clarence John Laughlin
June 28, 1941; printed 1973
2005.27.1675
Poem at Sunset #2
Clarence John Laughlin
1940
2005.27.1654
Fire Phantom ("Apparition of Disaster, No. 1")
Clarence John Laughlin
1952; printed 1981
2005.27.1684
The Hairy Forest
Clarence John Laughlin
October 13, 1947; printed 1961
2005.27.1687
Still Life
Clarence John Laughlin
1937
2005.27.1763
Transformation of the Feminine from Mystery to Mystery.
Clarence John Laughlin
September 9, 1940; printed 1954
2005.27.1655