Laughlin, Clarence John. Vision of Dead Desire, 1954, printed 1957. gelatin silver print, waxed or varnished, image and paper: 34 x 23.5 cm (13 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.); Mounted: 43 x 35.4 cm (16 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.). Gift of Arielle Kozloff Brodkey in memory of Dr. Jerald S. Brodkey, 2019.111. Copyrighted.

Vision of Dead Desire

1954, printed 1957

Clarence John Laughlin

Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905–1985)

Photography

Vision of Dead Desire, 1954, printed 1957. Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905–1985). Gelatin silver print, waxed or varnished; image and paper: 34 x 23.5 cm (13 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.); mounted: 43 x 35.4 cm (16 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Arielle Kozloff Brodkey in memory of Dr. Jerald S. Brodkey 2019.111

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Laughlin, Clarence John
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: gelatin silver print, waxed or varnished
Medium: gelatin, silver, print, waxed, varnished
Dimensions: image and paper: 34 x 23.5 cm (13 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.); Mounted: 43 x 35.4 cm (16 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Written in white pencil on recto of mount: “The Vision of Dead Desire-1954 Clarence John Laughlin (signed)” Inscription: Stamped in red ink on verso of mount: “Print No. 33 (written in black ink)/C.J. Laughlin/627 Decatur St/New Orleans, LA/All reproduction and ad/vertising rights returned/by the photographer/© 1973” Inscription: Written in black ink on verso of mount: “Print made Oct 1957” Inscription: Commercially imprinted on verso of mount: “Crescent/Quality/Boards” Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: “#9384/of 497/10/30/57” Inscription: Written in pencil on verso of mount: “The Phantom Vines of Dead Desire/The Vision of Dead Desire (written in blue ink)”
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 2019.111
Credit Line: Gift of Arielle Kozloff Brodkey in memory of Dr. Jerald S. Brodkey
Rights Statement: Copyrighted