The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 26, 2024
The Autonomous Spiral
1949 (printed before 1979)
(American, 1905–1985)
Image: 34.1 x 26.9 cm (13 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.); Paper: 34.1 x 26.9 cm (13 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.); Mounted: 43.3 x 35.5 cm (17 1/16 x 14 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
The spiral staircase is a common feature of Creole architecture found throughout Louisiana.Description
Laughlin’s depiction of a staircase transcends architectural documentation to become both a geometric exploration and a dream-like, surreal vision. He gives us a vertiginous view looking up rather than down, warping space through the use of light and shadow and the flattened perspective imposed by his choice of lens.- June 1981The New Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OHTom E. Hinson, Truth or Consequences, NMSeptember 4, 2018the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- {{cite web|title=The Autonomous Spiral|url=false|author=Clarence John Laughlin|year=1949 (printed before 1979)|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.254