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Spectre of Ruin #2

Artist Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905 - 1985)
DateJune 28, 1941; printed 1973
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 number2005.27.1675
SignedSigned, titled, and dated on front of mount in artist's hand
On View
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DescriptionGelatin silver print of a figure standing inside the ruins of a house. Signed, titled, dated on front of mount.
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The House of the Lost( The Melieu of Loss)
Clarence John Laughlin
1940; printed 1981
2005.27.1672
Three Vistas Through One Wall
Clarence John Laughlin
May 8, 1937; printed 1946
2005.27.1761
Spectre of Ruin #1, (The House of Hysteria)
Clarence John Laughlin
June 28, 1941
2005.27.1750
Mother Brown
Clarence John Laughlin
1945
2005.27.1706
Dweller in the Ruins #1(Dora Harrison near Diamond St.)
Clarence John Laughlin
1940
2005.27.1721
Children of the Ruins #2
Clarence John Laughlin
1939
2005.27.1730
The Moss Weeps #1
Clarence John Laughlin
December 27, 1946
2005.27.1751
The Final Act
Clarence John Laughlin
1952; printed 1981
2005.27.1707
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
Spectre of Coca-Cola
Clarence John Laughlin
1962; printed 1981
2005.27.1682
Nostalgic Head #2
Clarence John Laughlin
April 19, 1941; printed 1973
2005.27.1737
Around a Hole in Space (Wagon of the Nymphs and Lions No. 2)
Clarence John Laughlin
1964; printed 1979
2005.27.1702