The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Liam

Liam

1996
(American, 1948-)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print, toned
Image: 38.9 x 39.1 cm (15 5/16 x 15 3/8 in.); Paper: 50.5 x 40.6 cm (19 7/8 x 16 in.); Matted: 66 x 66 cm (26 x 26 in.)
Gift of Friends of Photography 2000.137
Location: not on view

Description

For almost three decades, Texas-based photographer Keith Carter has concentrated on commonplace subjects-especially children and animals-that simultaneously take on a spiritual and often ominous presence in his pictures. In this evocative photograph, Carter filled the composition with the back of the head and upper torso of a young boy. The child watches a blurred figure, which appears to be man in a coat, walk away from him. One is left to speculate whether the boy is gazing at his father or the appearance of what he himself will become. The luminous light and rich tones of the print add to the overall sense of melancholy.
  • Looking at Children: Photographs from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 20-December 4, 2002).
    CMA, July 20 - December 4, 2002; "Looking at Children". No catalog
  • {{cite web|title=Liam|url=false|author=Keith Carter|year=1996|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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