Lucybelle Crater and her 20 year old son's legless wife Lucybelle Crater
Artist
Ralph Eugene Meatyard
(American, 1925-1972)
CultureAmerican
Date1970-1972
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 7 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (19.4 × 19.4 cm)
sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
mat: 15 1/2 × 14 in. (39.4 × 35.6 cm)
sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
mat: 15 1/2 × 14 in. (39.4 × 35.6 cm)
Classificationsphotographs
Credit LineThe William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund
Object number2014.33
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