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The Portent in the Shadow

Artist Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905 - 1985)
Date1954
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 x 7 3/8 inches (24.45 x 18.73 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1757
InscribedSignature Signed in artist's hand Front of Mount Titled/Dated Front of Mount
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionGelatin silver print. Signature on LR corner of front of mount. Title, date on front of mount.
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Clarence John Laughlin
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The Solidity of Shadows
Clarence John Laughlin
March 29, 1953; printed 1971
2005.27.1704
Mother Brown
Clarence John Laughlin
1945
2005.27.1706
A Multinational Group of Vaults (Unlike Rectangles).
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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
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
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