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Insect Headed Tombstone

Artist Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905 - 1985)
Date1953; printed 1982
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches (34.29 x 26.99 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1669
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DescriptionGelatin silver print of gravestone with odd-looking heart-shaped wreath on it.
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The Ogre and His Familiars ("The Cyclops:  The Tree as Dark Magic")
Clarence John Laughlin
May 22, 1954; printed 1973
2005.27.1742
(Untitled)
Clarence John Laughlin
1937
2005.27.1762
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
The House of the Lost( The Melieu of Loss)
Clarence John Laughlin
1940; printed 1981
2005.27.1672
Plantation Boy
Clarence John Laughlin
September 10, 1951; printed 1972
2005.27.1673
Breathing Marble
Clarence John Laughlin
1962; printed 1979
2005.27.1674
Spectre of Ruin #2
Clarence John Laughlin
June 28, 1941; printed 1973
2005.27.1675
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 Portent in the Shadow
Clarence John Laughlin
1954
2005.27.1757
Suspended Shadows No. 2
Clarence John Laughlin
1944
2005.27.1758