Torn Signs

1965

Ralston Crawford

Associated Names
Ralston Crawford

Artist, American, born Canada, 1906 - 1978

The image shows a close-up of a torn poster featuring a man's face. The face is shown from the shoulders up with the head turned slightly to the side. The man has a straight nose and short hair combed to the side. He is wearing a suit with a visible collar and tie. The poster includes text about the "Conservative Party" and the name "Buckley Jr." There are also text fragments like "WILL YOU LISTEN!" and the word "truth." The background shows the torn surface of the poster with layers of ripped paper and the edge of another poster.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Neelon Crawford

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.7 × 34.4 cm (13 11/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 × 42.9 cm (14 × 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.167.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

by descent to Neelan Crawford, artist's son, Crowheart, WY; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist, upper center in black ink: 69-65 / 6x6 CPO 32 / [illegible crossed out] / R.C. NEW YORK Ralston Crawford / PORTRAIT, 1965; by unknown hand, center in graphite: 6x6 / 69-65; lower left stamped in black ink: RALSTON CRAWFORD ESTATE / RCE NO [by unknown hand in black ink: P362] [by unknown hand in graphite: NC]; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: RCE# P00362NC

Wikidata ID

Q64158904

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