Gator Boy, Louisiana

1996

Raymond Meeks

Associated Names
Raymond Meeks

Artist, American, born 1963

The image shows a person from the head down to the waist, in a slightly angled side profile, with their body turned towards a jar in the foreground. The individual is wearing shorts and has a bare chest and stomach. Their facial features are not clearly visible due to blurriness, but they have short, dark hair. The jar on a surface contains a small preserved creature, possibly an alligator. The background is out of focus, indicating an indoor setting with diffused light.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Julia J. Norrell)

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.3 × 14.1 cm (7 3/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.7 × 15.3 cm (7 3/4 × 6 in.)
    mount: 35.6 × 27.7 × 0.1 cm (14 × 10 7/8 × 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5120

  • Series Title

    a Gathering / Sound of Summer Running

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Raymond Meeks, Missoula, Montana; Julia J. Norrell, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

below bottom edge of photograph on mat, signed by artist in graphite: Gator Boy Louisiana - 1996 silver print #3/10 4 1/2" x 7 1/4" Ray Meeks

Wikidata ID

Q64158926

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