Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Subtitle: dolls and masks
By: [Ralph Eugene Meatyard ; essays, Eugenia Parry and Elizabeth Siegel]
Contributors: Parry, Eugenia; Siegel, Elizabeth, 1969-; Art Institute of Chicago; M.H. de Young Memorial Museum; Philadelphia Museum of Art
Publisher: Radius Books; Art Institute of Chicago; available through D.A.P. / Distributed Art Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Fe; [Chicago]; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
ISBN-13: 9781934435335
Subjects: Dolls; Artistic Photography; Exhibitions; Masks; Pictorial works
Other titles: Dolls and masks
Description: In 1950s America there were neither likely nor logical paths for a photographer. Family man, optician, photographer and avid reader, Ralph Eugene Meatyard found himself in the midst of a cultural and philosophical movement in Lexington, Kentucky, which at that time included such figures as Thomas Merton, Wendell Berry and Guy Davenport. Through the camera, Meatyard explored and created a fantasy world of dolls and masks, where his family members played the central roles on an ever-changing stage. Dolls and masks opens the door on a decade of rich experimentation, presenting 55 mostly unseen works from the artist.
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and held at the Art Institute of Chicago, July 2-Sept. 25, 2011; the De Young Museum, San Francisco, Oct. 8, 2011-Feb. 26, 2012, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, May 19-Aug. 5, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references.