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John Gutmann
The Cry1939

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Black and white photograph of an arm reaching through two punched holes in a window pane, hand spread open with fingers extended against a dark interior

John Gutmann, The Cry, 1939, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
John Gutmann
Title
The Cry
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1939
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (24.77 × 19.7 cm) Primary support: 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (24.77 × 19.7 cm) Secondary support: 18 × 14 in. (45.72 × 35.5 cm) Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
M.85.194.5
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Barron, Stephanie, S. Bernstein and I. S. Fort, with essays by Stephanie Barron, Sherri Bernstein, M. Dear, Howard N. Fox and Richard Rodriguez. Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity, 1900-2000. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Berkeley: University of California Press, Berkeley, 2000.

Copyright
© 1998 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents

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