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Clarence John Laughlin
The Insect-headed Tombstone1953

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a heart-shaped wreath with dark roses and ruffled netting, hung on an inscribed stone grave marker with a cross visible behind

Clarence John Laughlin, The Insect-headed Tombstone, 1953, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Clarence John Laughlin
Title
The Insect-headed Tombstone
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1953
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 5/8 × 10 11/16 in. (34.61 × 27.15 cm) Primary support: 13 5/8 × 10 11/16 in. (34.61 × 27.15 cm) Secondary support: 17 × 14 in. (43.18 × 35.56 cm) Mat: 22 × 18 in. (55.88 × 45.72 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
M.87.82.3
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© The Estae of Clarence John Laughlin / The Historic New Orleans Collection