Ralph Eugene Meatyard

signed by Madelyn O. Meatyard, the photographer's widow, and with the annotation 'MIT 34' in ink and the photographer's 'Lexington, Kentucky' credit stamp on the reverse, framed, an Irving Galleries, Palm Beach, label on the reverse, circa 1961 (Meatyard, p. 53)

This print, on glossy double-weight paper, is in generally very good condition. The print is trimmed to the image. There is edge-chipping in the lower left corner and a sharp crease that breaks the emulsion in the lower right corner. There is a slight wave to the print, primarily in the central portion of the image. A sheet of dry-mounting tissue is partially affixed to the reverse of the print. 'REM 5' is written in an unidentified hand in pencil on the tissue.
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