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The Trap of Desire

Artist Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905 - 1985)
DateOctober 6, 1940; printed 1976
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/8 x 10 inches (33.34 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1691
InscribedSigned/Titled/Dated Signed in artist's hand Front of Mount
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionGelatin silver print. Signature, title and date on front of mount.
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A Vision of Dead Desire
Clarence John Laughlin
1954; printed 1981
2005.27.1689
The Portent in the Shadow
Clarence John Laughlin
1954
2005.27.1757
A Multinational Group of Vaults (Unlike Rectangles).
Clarence John Laughlin
November 14, 1937; printed later
2005.27.1676
The House of the Lost( The Melieu of Loss)
Clarence John Laughlin
1940; printed 1981
2005.27.1672
Breathing Marble
Clarence John Laughlin
1962; printed 1979
2005.27.1674
Woman Attacked by a Cloud (Descent of a Cloud)
Clarence John Laughlin
1941; printed 1981
2005.27.1683
Farewell to the Past #3
Clarence John Laughlin
1940; printed 1982
2005.27.1679
Fire Phantom ("Apparition of Disaster, No. 1")
Clarence John Laughlin
1952; printed 1981
2005.27.1684
Time Phantasm
Clarence John Laughlin
August 10, 1941; printed later
2005.27.1688
The Solidity of Shadows
Clarence John Laughlin
March 29, 1953; printed 1971
2005.27.1704
The Web of Sentiment
Clarence John Laughlin
1953
2005.27.1671