[Two men sleeping]

Artist Ralph Eugene Meatyard (American, 1925 - 1972)

Dateca. 1956

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 7 9/16 × 9 inches (19.21 × 22.86 cm)
Mount: 14 × 11 inches (35.56 × 27.94 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.1873

SignedOn mount verso, top right corner, in black pen: "VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH BY RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD / UNTITLED"; Signed by photographer's widow, on mount verso, top right corner, in blue pen: "Madelyn O. Meatyard"; Artist's stamp on mount verso, top right corner, in blue ink: "RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD / Lexington, Kentucky / ©".

InscribedOn mount verso, top right corner, in pencil: "circa 1956 / Vintage"; On mount verso, bottom center, in pencil: "9Surreal) #36 / vintage".

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DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print; trimmed & mounted. Image of two men sitting against a wall, sleeping.

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