Untitled

Accession Number
1996/2.42

Title
Untitled

Artist(s)
Ralph Eugene Meatyard

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
circa 1959-1963

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions
6 9/16 in x 7 in (16.67 cm x 17.78 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Two Friends of the Museum

Subject matter
This photograph features a headless child's doll with another smaller doll stuck into the socket of the larger doll's missing leg. The joined dolls are visible through a tear in the screen of a door. The doll's foot appears to be resting on the thin frame of the door while it leans against the horizontal wooden slates of the side of a house. The unusual subject matter coupled with the close crop of the frame makes for an unsettling image.

Physical Description
Photograph of a headless toy doll, with another smaller doll stuck into its leg socket.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
baby dolls (recreational dolls)
doll
fragment
fragments (object portions)
modern and contemporary art
screen
screen doors
wood
wood (plant material)

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