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Apparition of Disaster 1 (Belle Grove Plantation)

Clarence John Laughlin1952

Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Ogden Museum of Southern Art
New Orleans, United States

As per Clarence John Laughlin, "Made beneath the tremendous brick arches on the west side of the house - this will give some idea of the height of Belle Grove above the earth (unlike any other Louisiana plantation house, in this respect) and the thickness of the massive arches supporting the side veranda and walls. This space beneath the house was originally used for the storage of wine. Risen before us, an apparition of disaster appears (or an apparition of Fate). Its head has become a piece of burnt cypress wood - its features strange and horribly eerie in the consummation of flame. And a symbol of the tragic fate which had ultimately overtaken the house.

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  • Title: Apparition of Disaster 1 (Belle Grove Plantation)
  • Creator: Clarence John Laughlin
  • Date Created: 1952
  • Location Created: Louisiana
  • Physical Dimensions: 10" x 13.5"
  • Type: Photograph
  • Rights: Gift of the Roger H. Ogden Collection
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Art Movement: Surrealism
  • Art Form: Film photography
Ogden Museum of Southern Art

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