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The Eatable Thief

1950

Frederick Sommer

(American, 1905–1999)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 13.7 x 9.1 cm (5 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.); Matted: 30.6 x 35.6 cm (12 1/16 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1993.11
Edition
one of eight known prints
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

This enigmatic photograph exemplifies the provocative, symbolic work of Frederick Sommer, an inventive contemporary photographer. Its focus is a small, gauze-wrapped doll lying in the center of a decaying box. Culled from Sommer's collection of found objects, the objects depicted are not extraordinary, but in this context they have been invested with new meanings. An atmosphere of disintegration and death (Sommer's favorite themes) pervades the image.

The Eatable Thief

1950

Frederick Sommer

(American, 1905–1999)
America

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