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Birds in Hyperspace

1935
Not on view
The placement of Laughlin's camera and the selective focus he employed make the mesh fence seem to vibrate and, in places, disappear. Thus, one bird seems to stand on our side of the fence, eyeing the other, asleep on its single leg, inside the cage.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Birds in Hyperspace
  • Artist: Clarence John Laughlin (American, 1905–1985)
  • Date: 1935
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: 34.6 x 25.9 cm (13 5/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.1100.78
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Copyright The Historic New Orleans Collection. Neg. acc. no. 1983.47.1.385.
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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