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The Enigma of Transition

Artist Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905 - 1985)
Date1941
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (34.93 x 26.67 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1711
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DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print. Image of a woman, with veil, holding a picture frame up to her face.
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The Ego-Centrics ("The Persistence of Egocentricity. No. 1")
Clarence John Laughlin
1940; printed 1980
2005.27.1712
The Unborn
Clarence John Laughlin
June 28, 1941
2005.27.4544
Farewell to the Past
Clarence John Laughlin
1941
2005.27.1666
The Enigma
Clarence John Laughlin
June 1, 1941
2005.27.1749
The Haunting Gaze (Gloria Simon, Poem of Imprinted Lace #5)
Clarence John Laughlin
November 16, 1941; printed 1961
2005.27.1723
Nostalgic Head #2
Clarence John Laughlin
April 19, 1941; printed 1973
2005.27.1737
The Secret of the House
Clarence John Laughlin
1953
2005.27.1710
(Untitled)
Clarence John Laughlin
1937
2005.27.1762
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
Woman Attacked by a Cloud (Descent of a Cloud)
Clarence John Laughlin
1941; printed 1981
2005.27.1683