Ralph Eugene Meatyard: Dolls & Masks
Meatyard’s staged images—set in abandoned spaces and often using masks and props—are at once familiar and enigmatic, reflecting the artist’s fascination with the uncanniness of ordinary life.

Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled, 1962
gelatin silver print, 7 x 7-3/8 inches (image & sheet) [17.8 x 18.6 cm]

Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled, 1957-58
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (mount) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]

Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled, 1962
gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches (sheet) [20.3 x 25.4 cm]

Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled, ca. 1960
gelatin silver print, 6-3/4 x 5-1/2 inches (sheet) [17.2 x 14.0 cm]

Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled, ca. 1968-69
gelatin silver print, 6-1/8 x 4-1/4 inches (sheet) [15.6 x 10.8 cm]

Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled, 1963
gelatin silver print, 13 x 10 inches (mount) [33.0 x 25.4 cm]

Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled, ca. 1960
gelatin silver print, 7-3/8 x 7-3/4 inches (sheet) [18.6 x 19.7 cm]

Ralph Eugene Meatyard, #6 Laughter, ca. 1961
gelatin silver print, 11-1/8 x 9 inches (mount) [28.3 x 24.1 cm]

Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Surreal, 1959
gelatin silver print, 7-1/2 x 7-3/4 inches (image) [20.0 x 25.1 cm]

Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled, ca. 1968
gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches (sheet) [20.3 x 25.4 cm]

Ralph Eugene MeatyardUntitled
1962
gelatin silver print, 7 x 7-3/8 inches (image & sheet) [17.8 x 18.6 cm]

Ralph Eugene MeatyardUntitled
1957-58
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (mount) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]

Ralph Eugene MeatyardUntitled
1962
gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches (sheet) [20.3 x 25.4 cm]

Ralph Eugene MeatyardUntitled
ca. 1960
gelatin silver print, 6-3/4 x 5-1/2 inches (sheet) [17.2 x 14.0 cm]

Ralph Eugene MeatyardUntitled
ca. 1968-69
gelatin silver print, 6-1/8 x 4-1/4 inches (sheet) [15.6 x 10.8 cm]

Ralph Eugene MeatyardUntitled
1963
gelatin silver print, 13 x 10 inches (mount) [33.0 x 25.4 cm]

Ralph Eugene MeatyardUntitled
ca. 1960
gelatin silver print, 7-3/8 x 7-3/4 inches (sheet) [18.6 x 19.7 cm]

Ralph Eugene Meatyard#6 Laughter
ca. 1961
gelatin silver print, 11-1/8 x 9 inches (mount) [28.3 x 24.1 cm]

Ralph Eugene MeatyardSurreal
1959
gelatin silver print, 7-1/2 x 7-3/4 inches (image) [20.0 x 25.1 cm]

Ralph Eugene MeatyardUntitled
ca. 1968
gelatin silver print, 8 x 10 inches (sheet) [20.3 x 25.4 cm]