Meatyard, Ralph Eugene. Dead Bird, 1956. gelatin silver print, Image: 23.8 x 13 cm (9 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). John L. Severance Fund, 1995.226. Copyrighted.

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Dead Bird

1956

Ralph Eugene Meatyard

Ralph Eugene Meatyard (American, 1925–1972)

Photography

Dead Bird, 1956. Ralph Eugene Meatyard (American, 1925–1972). Gelatin silver print; image: 23.8 x 13 cm (9 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1995.226

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Meatyard, Ralph Eugene
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: gelatin silver print
Medium: gelatin, silver, print
Dimensions: Image: 23.8 x 13 cm (9 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Written in ink on recto of mount: "REM 56"; in blue ink on verso: "ington, Ky."; "28" [mount cut]; "$15.00" [crossed out]; in pencil: "R.E. Meatyard [signed]"
Departments: Photography
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