Untitled

1963

Ralph Eugene Meatyard

Associated Names
Ralph Eugene Meatyard

Artist, American, 1925 - 1972

The image shows an open, worn-out book with visible text as the largest object. To the upper left side is a part of a doll's face and body, partially out of frame. The color palette is monochromatic, consisting primarily of varied shades of gray, giving off a vintage or black-and-white effect. The book is centered in the image, with its spine aligned vertically, while the doll's face is positioned slightly above it, in the upper left corner. Torn pieces of paper are scattered on the right side of the image.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Madelyn O. Meatyard, wife of the artist, Lexington, KY. Sharon Keim, Bethesda, MD; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Sight/Insight: People and Places, Recent Acquisitions of Photography and Media Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 30 – September 15, 2008

2011

  • Recent Photography Acquisitions, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 14 – August 28, 2011

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: [2]21 B-63; bottom left corner: 68.; by Madelyn Meatyard, bottom right in blue ink: Madelyn O. Meatyard; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, vertical along bottom right corner in graphite: 2006.012.024

Wikidata ID

Q64158859

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