About the Object
The image reads almost as a headshot, were it not for the torn and missing sections of the man’s face and head.
Additional Information
Two related photographs, both also entitled Torn Signs (VF2015.05.02) and (VF2018.03.02), feature this same man, who has been literally defaced. Each photograph was printed from a different negative. Crawford moved along the wall as he photographed it, cropping the images on the spot rather than later in the darkroom. This work was included in the exhibition Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs at the Vilcek Foundation in 2019.
The Artist;
By descent to the Artist’s son, John C. Crawford, Brooklyn, NY;
Gift to the Vilcek Foundation, New York, NY, 2019;
New York, NY. Vilcek Foundation. Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs. May 13-November 13, 2019, pp. 62-63, ill. p. 62.
St. Peter, MN. The Hillstrom Museum of Art. Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs. September 12-November 6, 2022.