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[Boy squatting on ground]

Artist Ralph Eugene Meatyard (American, 1925 - 1972)
Date1959
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 7 × 7 3/4 inches (17.78 × 19.69 cm)
Mount: 14 × 11 inches (35.56 × 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1871
SignedSigned by photographer's widow, on mount verso, top left corner, in blue pen: "Madelyn O. Meatyard"; Artist's stamp on mount verso, center, in blue ink: "RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD / Lexington, Kentucky".
InscribedNotations on mount verso, top left corner, in pencil: "59A / 2"; On mount verso, center, in blue pen: "Siembab #27" , "Series E #1".
Markingsnone
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DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print; trimmed & mounted. Image of boy squatting on the ground.
Copyright© Estate of Ralph Eugene Meatyard
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