A black-and-white photograph of a young White boy in a chair holding a naked doll on his lap and waving an American flag.

[Boy with flag]

Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925-1972)

Date

1959, printed 1974
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

Image: 6 11/16 x 6 13/16 in.
Mount: 15 x 11 15/16 in.
Edition

portfolio 89/130
Inscriptions

Mount verso:
stamped l.l.: This print was made at the \ Center for Photographic Studies \ from the original negative by \ Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Andrew Smith, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Accession Number

P1990.44.2
Copyright

© Christopher Meatyard

The Medium and Its Metaphors

March 3–September 2, 2012

This exhibition spans the history of photography, pairing photographs from the Carter’s collection with important metaphors from the same time period that were used to describe the medium’s unique qualities.

Location: Off view

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