Ralph Eugene Meatyard: Stages for Being

by Ralph Eugene Meatyard and Julian Cox

How Meatyard made a stage set of his native Kentucky to portray his circle of friends and compose his eerie tableaux

Stages for Being examines the photography that Ralph Eugene Meatyard created in and around Lexington, Kentucky, where he found abandoned houses in the countryside to use as sets, and directed friends and family members in scenes that suggest both ritual and theater. Establishing mood with natural lighting, he...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188200700X
• ISBN13: 9781882007004
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: University of Kentucky Art Museum
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.8" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Meatyard: Master of Mystery

My photography teacher told me to check out Meatyard's work because we both have similar themes of surreal and bizarre styles. I have two of Meatyard's photo books. This one is great, haunting photographs that tell a unique story.